[sbentin]

does xbmcvfs exist on version 10.1?

I print the following error which I catch when tryin to import this library. My import code is like this:

Code:

try:
    # check if xbmcvfs library exists. It allows us to save file into smb's, read files from smbs and such
    import xbmcvfs
    VFS = True
    log(__name__, 'Using xbmcvfs!!!')
except:
    VFS = False
    errno, errstr = sys.exc_info()[:2]
    log(__name__, 'xbmcvfs library not found!!! Error %s: %s' % ( str(errno), str(errstr), ))

and in the log --> this result:

Code:

xbmcvfs library not found!!! Error exceptions.ImportError: No module named xbmcvfs

[topfs2]

Pretty sure it was added after dharma

[spiff]

good news is that you can just do regular python io in 10.1.. it's hooked into the vfs already.

[Jason102]

Are there any plans to allow addons to use xbmcvfs to actually read files? Specifically, I'd like to read from movies over SMB. Right now in Eden-pre, my option is to copy to somewhere locally first...which isn't a very good option.

[giftie]

Are there any plans to allow addons to use xbmcvfs to actually read files? Specifically, I'd like to read from movies over SMB. Right now in Eden-pre, my option is to copy to somewhere locally first...which isn't a very good option.

Post a Trac Ticket...

[spiff]

it's part of the plan, in fact, it was part of my original plan but the atv guys were in too much of a hurry to include it...

edit: some touchy peeps read this as me blaming the atv guys for the lack of support. i'm not.

[spiff]

that being said, i have working C bindings for the VFS in my tree, and plan to write python bindings on top of these (which eventually will be replaced by swig bindings).

[Jason102]

One more question regarding this topic: smb files are generally accessible using python in Dharma, but I'm having issues with os.walk. Is this expected?Is there some other way to get a directory listing from an SMB location in Dharma?

[Jason102]

Nevermind, I figured this out. For future reference to others, the JSON call Files.GetDirectory does the job.