[mikebzh44]

Hi.

I'm trying to get current time and add some minutes in python script for an addon.

Here is my code :

Code:

import xbmc, xbmcaddon, xbmcgui
from datetime import datetime, timedelta, time

def _get_end_time(minutes_string):
    now = datetime.now().time()
    full_minutes = int(minutes_string)
    fulldate = datetime(2000, 1, 1, now.hour, now.minute, now.second)
    fulldate = fulldate + datetime.timedelta(seconds=full_minutes)
    return fulldate.time()

But I run the addon, I have this error :

Code:

10:55:04 T:4860   ERROR: EXCEPTION Thrown (PythonToCppException) : -->Python callback/script returned the following error<--
                                             - NOTE: IGNORING THIS CAN LEAD TO MEMORY LEAKS!
                                            Error Type: <type 'exceptions.ImportError'>
                                            Error Contents: Failed to import time because the import lockis held by another thread.
                                            Traceback (most recent call last):
                                              File "C:\Kodi-14.0\portable_data\addons\script.duration\default.py", line 98, in <module>
                                                Main()
                                              File "C:\Kodi-14.0\portable_data\addons\script.duration\default.py", line 52, in __init__
                                                self.run_backend()
                                              File "C:\Kodi-14.0\portable_data\addons\script.duration\default.py", line 81, in run_backend
                                                self.display_duration()
                                              File "C:\Kodi-14.0\portable_data\addons\script.duration\default.py", line 91, in display_duration
                                                end_time = _get_end_time(self.duration)
                                              File "C:\Kodi-14.0\portable_data\addons\script.duration\default.py", line 36, in _get_end_time
                                                now = datetime.now().time()
                                            ImportError: Failed to import time because the import lockis held by another thread.
                                            -->End of Python script error report<--

I have made an ugly workaround by calculating by myself :

Code:

def _get_end_time(minutes_string):
    try:
        now = xbmc.getInfoLabel("System.Time(hh:mm)")
        # Extract hours and minutes from time and convert to integer
        hh = int(now[0:2])
        mm = int(now[3:5])
        # Convert minutes to integer
        full_minutes = int(minutes_string)
        # Get minutes and hours from duration with modulo division
        minutes = full_minutes % 60
        hours   = full_minutes // 60
        # Add hours and minutes to current time
        mm = mm + minutes
        hh = hh + hours
        # Convert minutes to hours with minutes greater than 60
        hh = hh + (mm // 60)
        mm = mm % 60
        # Convert hours greater than 24
        hh = hh % 24
        return str(hh).zfill(2)+":"+str(mm).zfill(2)
    except:
        return '--:--'

Because ListItem.EndTime is only available for TV programms or PVR :

http://kodi.wiki/view/InfoLabels#Listitem

We can't use time function in addon ?

[eirki]

I seem to recall running into the same error when trying to get the current time using the datetime module a while ago ("import lockis held by another thread"). Have you tried using the arrow module instead of datetime?

[mikebzh44]

Thanks but arrow is in Kodi ?

[eirki]

Oh, no I guess it isn't. It would have to be added, but I am not quite sure how to add specific modules to your kodi addon. Sorry I couldn't be of more help =)

[mikebzh44]

As end time will be added to next stable release :

https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/6973

I won't spend more time on this script. The workaround work so it's enough for me

BTW, thanks for yours replies.

[Karnagious]

My solution for the lock message was to try except loop until the lock read released.