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elpy · (This post was last modified: 2013-09-27, 16:54 by elpy.)

Hi there,

I search the answer, but I'm very confused... Is it possible to call a python plugin / script inside a xml scrapper ?

I'm looking for this because I try to call a website inside my scraper which need a kind of authentication (need to compute a key in order to construct the scraper search url).

Thanks

Elpy

**Martijn** · 2013-09-27, 17:23

Not possible

elpy · 2013-09-27, 17:36

So is it possible to scrap movies metadata thru a python script ?

**Martijn** · 2013-09-27, 17:46

also no (at least not yet)

elpy · (This post was last modified: 2013-09-27, 19:14 by elpy.)

Then do you have an idea on the 'how to', to construct the urls when a computed key is needed ?

qwesp · (This post was last modified: 2013-09-29, 11:04 by qwesp.)

I would be happy to see the support for python - scrappers. The current scrapers use many request to identify one movie. This could be done in one request if a simple api is provided. It would be even possible to identify many movies in one request. Imagine the speed up of large library scan and resource free-up on systems like RaspberryPI or similar. Is there some ongoing work on "next-gen" movie identification ?

elpy, there is a workaround for your problem. Create a xbmc service which you can request from scraper, where you will do your python work. Then, create a scraper that will request data from this service. In scarper, there is enough room to do requests and parse/save results to $ buffers for later usage.

elpy · 2013-09-29, 17:04

Thanks qwesp for your idea.

Could you show me an example of an addon call inside a scraper ? I search the answer but found anything.

qwesp · 2013-10-01, 10:43

well, for example
<CreateSearchUrl dest="3">
<RegExp input="$$1" output="<url>http://localhost:9190/search/?q=\1</url>" dest="3">
<expression noclean="1"></expression>
</RegExp>
</CreateSearchUrl>

this will return search url "localhost:9190" for scraper to use when searching for data. Your service should listen on port 9190...

elpy · (This post was last modified: 2013-10-02, 12:46 by elpy.)

Thanks for your reply.

I found a lot of xbmc service (http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Cat...ce_add-ons), do you know a service that use python the way I should, in order I get the code and look at it ?

qwesp · 2013-10-06, 22:09

No. I tried to do one this way, but at the end, it was not usable because of missing API.

elpy · 2013-10-12, 14:21

Thanks... So, no solution for me, isn't it ?

laoyang945 · 2013-12-05, 03:51

(2013-10-02, 12:18)elpy Wrote: Thanks for your reply.

I found a lot of xbmc service (http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Cat...ce_add-ons), do you know a service that use python the way I should, in order I get the code and look at it ?

Hi elpy
I also have the same question, but the link you provided is void now.
Are there any resources about the service development and what's your progress now?