[User 325245]

I need a data file with my addon. This should be (I suppose) stored in userdata/addon_data/plugin.name folder. But that folder is not included in zip that the addon is zipped to when making zip for repository....

Is there a way to include this folder?

If not, I need to get the folder of the addon? I am talking about actual addon folder, not userdata (so xbmc.translatePath( __addon__.getAddonInfo('profile').decode('utf-8') ) is not gonna help me, that points to USERDATA folder....

If this is impossible, where do I keep this extra file? It holds data, not code.

Thanx
D.

[gedisony]

you need to get the addon_data folder of your addon?

try appending the addonid to the addon_data folder

Code:

addon         = xbmcaddon.Addon()
addon_path    = addon.getAddonInfo('path')
addonID       = addon.getAddonInfo('id')
addonUserDataFolder = xbmc.translatePath("special://profile/addon_data/"+addonID)

[User 325245]

No that is not the problem

If I keep this file in userdata/addon_data/plugin.name - I can't include that file with the addon in repository. It could be CREATED on addon start, but I can't include it. So it must be in addon's own folder, where python script is.

So I want to know path to ADDON FOLDER, because the files from addon folders can be included with addon...

[angelblue05]

Path to the userdata addon folder:

Code:

Addon.getAddonInfo('path')

Path to the addon_data addon folder:

Code:

Addon.getAddonInfo('profile')

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[gedisony]

I have not tried it myself bit I think your addon should have access to the path where it is located -Addon.getAddonInfo('path')

you can include the file in repository and then check if it exists.

Code:

if not os.path.exists( path_and_filename ):

copy it from Addon.getAddonInfo('path') to Addon.getAddonInfo('profile')

or you can create it into the addon_data addon folder

[User 325245]

Yes, that seems to be it. Will give it a try, thanx.

I just realized I can put this file on the net and download it to userdata folder anyway