[Zeinab Jafari]

Hi every body,

I am new in Kodi... I wanna learn it and use it for my own streaming project. I've started since while ago. I learned the requiered basics of python, and also I had a look on all classes and methods provided by different modules in this link:

http://romanvm.github.io/xbmcstubs/docs/

However, I am really confused and don't know how to implement all thses information in my mind from this forum, wiki and other websites. I wish I could learn working and developing Kodi using Python step by step, but I didn't find any good reference to do it. I just gathered some sparsed inforamtion

Now, I wonder if any body can guide me how to learn developing Kodi. Would you mind introducing me any good reference?

I need some example codes to do the following tasks:

At first creating an addon file to show some movies. I know that it needs an XML file besides python file, and I think I have learned making XML file. However, in the python code, how I can add a list of movies in such a way by clicking on each of them, after showing the metadata information, I can play it?

Any help, tips or suggestion is appreciated...

Sincerely,
Zeinab

[curti]

http://kodi.wiki/view/Add-on_development

[Zeinab Jafari]

http://kodi.wiki/view/Add-on_development

Dear Friend,

Thanks for your help. Actually, I have read almost all the pages in this link. But, I can not still run my own code to show a movie! Any other tips?

Sincerely,
Zeinab

[ronie]

here's a simple 'hello world' example of a video plugin:
Audio/video_add-on_tutorial (wiki)

[Zeinab Jafari]

here's a simple 'hello world' example of a video plugin:
Audio/video_add-on_tutorial (wiki)

Dear friend,

Thanks for your help again. I had read this file before, and tried to run it. So, I made an addon and copied this code in the python file:

Code:

import sys
import urllib
import urlparse
import xbmcgui
import xbmcplugin

base_url = sys.argv[0]
addon_handle = int(sys.argv[1])
args = urlparse.parse_qs(sys.argv[2][1:])

xbmcplugin.setContent(addon_handle, 'movies')

def build_url(query):
    return base_url + '?' + urllib.urlencode(query)

mode = args.get('mode', None)

if mode is None:
    url = build_url({'mode': 'folder', 'foldername': 'Folder One'})
    li = xbmcgui.ListItem('Folder One', iconImage='DefaultFolder.png')
    xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(handle=addon_handle, url=url,
                                listitem=li, isFolder=True)

    url = build_url({'mode': 'folder', 'foldername': 'Folder Two'})
    li = xbmcgui.ListItem('Folder Two', iconImage='DefaultFolder.png')
    xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(handle=addon_handle, url=url,
                                listitem=li, isFolder=True)

    xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(addon_handle)

elif mode[0] == 'folder':
    foldername = args['foldername'][0]
    url = 'http://localhost/some_video.mkv'
    li = xbmcgui.ListItem(foldername + ' Video', iconImage='DefaultVideo.png')
    xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItem(handle=addon_handle, url=url, listitem=li)
    xbmcplugin.endOfDirectory(addon_handle)

Pycharm gave me some errors with these two line:

Code:

args = urlparse.parse_qs(sys.argv[2][1:])
  return base_url + '?' + urllib.urlencode(query)

So, with help of python site, I changed these two lines as below:

Code:

args = urllib.parse.parse_qs(sys.argv[2][1:])
  return base_url + '?' + urllib.parse.urlencode(query)

Then I created the zip file, installed it on kodi. It was installed successfully, but when I wanted to run it. It didn't worked. A message was shown that it is not working and for more information check the log. At first, I don't know where is this log file, how can I check it? And what is wrong with this copied code?

I use Kodi ver 15.

Thanks for your help.

Sincerely,
Zeinab

[ronie]

enable debug loggin in xbmc, run your plugin and check the logfile for errors.
see: Debug Log

[Zeinab Jafari]

enable debug loggin in xbmc, run your plugin and check the logfile for errors.
see: Debug Log

Dear friend,

Many thanks for your help. I could generate the log file, here is the link:

http://xbmclogs.com/pxdfhvubi


Wowww, when I look at it with too much lines, I see some errors, but I don't know what is the problem and how can I solve it. I wonder if you would guide me to understand the origin of the errors and solve them?

Sincerely,
Zeinab

[Zeinab Jafari]

Here I copied the XML file to see if there is problem in it.

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<addon id="plugin.video.test1" name="Video_addon_test1" version="1.0.0" provider-name="Zeinab Jafari">
    <requires>
        <import addon="xbmc.python" version="2.14.0"/>
    </requires>
    <extension point="xbmc.python.pluginsource" library="addon.py">
        <provides>executable</provides>
    </extension>
    <extension point="xbmc.addon.metadata">
        <platform>all</platform>
        <summary lang="en">Providing a list of movie and clip items</summary>
        <description lang="en">Example Plugin to practicing list of movies and videos</description>
        <license>GNU General Public License, v2</license>
        <language></language>
        <forum></forum>
        <source></source>
        <email>[email protected]</email>
    </extension>
</addon>

Thanks for dedication of your time.

Sincerely,
Zeinab

[ronie]

So, with help of python site, I changed these two lines as below:

Code:

args = urllib.parse.parse_qs(sys.argv[2][1:])
  return base_url + '?' + urllib.parse.urlencode(query)

that's not correct. urllib.parse is only valid in python3.
kodi uses python 2.x

[Zeinab Jafari]

So, with help of python site, I changed these two lines as below:

Code:

args = urllib.parse.parse_qs(sys.argv[2][1:])
  return base_url + '?' + urllib.parse.urlencode(query)

that's not correct. urllib.parse is only valid in python3.
kodi uses python 2.x

Dear friend,

Thanks for your help. I changed the code to the original one that I copied from wiki. I mean I replaced urlib.parse.parse_qs with urllib.parse_qs. However, again I recieved the same errors:

http://xbmclogs.com/pc9zzga1k

I am really confused with this simple code! Any help or tips would be really appreciated.

Sincerely,
Zeinab

[Zeinab Jafari]

Dear friends,

Just one of errors is related to parse_qs. It mentions that the object has no attribute parse_qs (urlib.parse_qs). I checked python documentation for version 2.2 (as I imported this one in my XML file). I could not find parse_qs in urllib class! it seems that one of problems is this one. There are some other errors in log file that I couldn't figure them out!

Thanks again,
Zeinab

[ronie]

no idea, your code runs fine on my end (tested on linux).

urlparse.parse_qs was added in python 2.6 and that's what kodi uses.
https://docs.python.org/2/library/urlpar...e.parse_qs

[Zeinab Jafari]

no idea, your code runs fine on my end (tested on linux).

urlparse.parse_qs was added in python 2.6 and that's what kodi uses.
https://docs.python.org/2/library/urlpar...e.parse_qs

Thank you dear friend,

Now, I am almost sure that urllib.parse_qs is the problem. when ?I deleted this line it worked very well, without any error. I am really confused, and I do not know how to solve it.

Any other ideas my friends? Any help would be appreciated.

Sincerely,
Zeinab