--- misc/xbmc/plugin.video.todic/default.py	2016/11/21 22:18:33	3142
+++ misc/xbmc/plugin.video.todic/default.py	2016/11/23 08:06:06	3143
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@
         self.stopped = True
         print "[TodicPlayer] : stopped"
         url = __backend__ + "&action=playbacktime&subaction=stopped&time=" + str( self.playingPosition )
-        open_url(url)
+        open_url_safe(url)
 
 
     def onPlayBackEnded(self):
         self.stopped = True
         print "[TodicPlayer] : ended"
         url = __backend__ + "&action=playbacktime&subaction=ended&time="
-        open_url(url)
+        open_url_safe(url)
 
     def tick(self):
 	if ( self.isPlaying() ):
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 
     def reportPlaytime(self):
         url = __backend__ + "&action=playbacktime&subaction=playing&time=" + str( self.playingPosition )
-        open_url(url)
+        open_url_safe(url)
         print "[Todic] reportPlaytime:" + url
 		
 
@@ -162,12 +162,14 @@
             return nodelist[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue
 
 
+
 def SaveFile(path, data):
     file = open(path, 'w')
     file.write(data)
     file.close()
 
 
+
 def open_url(url):
     req = urllib2.Request(url)
     content = urllib2.urlopen(req)
@@ -176,6 +178,16 @@
     return data
 
 
+# wraps open url in a catch-all exception handler
+# usefull for periodic back-reporting that should not interrupt the program flow
+def open_url_safe(url):
+    try:
+        return open_url(url)
+    except:
+        print "Some error during open_url call to ", url
+
+
+
 def rootMenu():
 
     msg = open_url(__backend__ + "&action=messages")