[sphere]

I will have a look when I got some free time.
Thanks for the report!

[Julipo]

Thank you! I was wondering if the addon will still supported (the first post is from 2012! and the last year had few posts).

I was looking for a basic podcast addon (subscribe podcast with feed URL) but this is the only that I found. Luckily, in iTunes Store are all the podcast that I listen, but I found this that crashes my Kodi (all Kodi, not only the addon)

[Julipo]

I tried again and the "conflictive" doesn't crash in this moment, but only show a few of the last podcast. I see others and have the "same problem".

Now "Vandal Radio" is crashing O_o

Edit: Vandal Radio works again. Now the only problem is that Meripodcast doesn't show all the podcast. Or "Viciados". Only show 20 files in viciados and 10 in Meripodcast.

[Julipo]

I see that Meripodcast now only has 10 elements in iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/es/podcast/meri...34359?mt=2

And viciados 20: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/vici...mpt=uo%3D4

I supose that this can be marked as "won't fix" so iTunes removed lot of files and the bug can't be reproduced at this time (in these podcast).

[Julipo]

Detected another feed that crash all Kodi. Searching Milenio 3
This: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mile...mpt=uo%3D4

Edit: Now not crash -.- It crash randomly
Edit 2 (1 minute later): Crashed again

[VainDM]

I love this app! Having my podcasts in kodi is brilliant. I wish it was easier to organise them and link listened podcasts between devices, that being said I much appreciate this app! So many thanks to the developer!

[harlekin]

I ran into the intermittent crashing issue also - and learned how to fix it.

The plugin crashes only on feeds with many items (where presumably each podcast episode has a different cover art) - although mostly not the first time you open a feed, so I decided to limit the items that get displayed for each podcast to 14 (might be ok to choose a bigger value), and so far it has fixed the issue for me.

To do that, just replace

Code:

return __add_podcast_items(content_type, podcast_id, podcast_items)

in the addon.py
with

Code:

return __add_podcast_items(content_type, podcast_id, podcast_items[:14])

save the changes, and move the file back over to your Kodi installation.

so long

harlekin

[k2fong]

Hi,

thanks for creating this great addon.

I was wondering if there is a way to play only entries in 'My Podcast' that hasn't been played. My use case is so I can go in my 'My Podcast' and activate 'Play From Here' to play all the entries that I haven't yet viewed.

Thanks

[cptmarginal]

I ran into the intermittent crashing issue also - and learned how to fix it.

The plugin crashes only on feeds with many items (where presumably each podcast episode has a different cover art) - although mostly not the first time you open a feed, so I decided to limit the items that get displayed for each podcast to 14 (might be ok to choose a bigger value), and so far it has fixed the issue for me.

To do that, just replace

Code:

return __add_podcast_items(content_type, podcast_id, podcast_items)

in the addon.py
with

Code:

return __add_podcast_items(content_type, podcast_id, podcast_items[:14])

save the changes, and move the file back over to your Kodi installation.

so long

harlekin

This works (I'm using 75 as the number) but has the major drawback of not being able to listen to old podcasts. The Nerdist podcast, for one example among many, has over 900 episodes. Anyone got a solution to implement pages of results? That would fix everything. Or how about disabling images and metadata? Otherwise this addon is seriously crippled - it crashes nearly every time for me on Kodi 17.1

[cptmarginal]

This seems to work. I set the podcast items number back to unlimited and instead disabled metadata. No crashes so far. (backup your addon.py first)

Code:

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#
#     Copyright (C) 2012 Tristan Fischer ([email protected])
#
#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
#    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
#    (at your option) any later version.
#
#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
#    GNU General Public License for more details.
#
#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
#    along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
#

from xbmcswift2 import Plugin, xbmc
from resources.lib.api import \
    ItunesPodcastApi, NetworkError, NoEnclosureException

plugin = Plugin()
api = ItunesPodcastApi()
my_podcasts = plugin.get_storage('my_podcasts.json', file_format='json')

STRINGS = {
    'all': 30000,
    'browse_by_genre': 30002,
    'show_my_podcasts': 30003,
    'search_podcast': 30004,
    'video': 30005,
    'audio': 30006,
    'add_to_my_podcasts': 30010,
    'remove_from_my_podcasts': 30011,
    'network_error': 30200,
    'no_media_found': 30007,
}


@plugin.route('/')
def show_root():
    content_type = plugin.request.args.get('content_type')
    if not content_type:
        url = plugin.url_for(endpoint='show_content_types')
        return plugin.redirect(url)
    if isinstance(content_type, (list, tuple)):
        content_type = content_type[0]
    items = (
        {'label': _('browse_by_genre'), 'path': plugin.url_for(
            endpoint='show_genres',
            content_type=content_type
        )},
        {'label': _('show_my_podcasts'), 'path': plugin.url_for(
            endpoint='show_my_podcasts',
            content_type=content_type
        )},
        {'label': _('search_podcast'), 'path': plugin.url_for(
            endpoint='search',
            content_type=content_type
        )},
    )
    return plugin.finish(items)


@plugin.route('/content_types/')
def show_content_types():
    items = (
        {'label': _('video'), 'path': plugin.url_for(
            endpoint='show_root',
            content_type='video'
        )},
        {'label': _('audio'), 'path': plugin.url_for(
            endpoint='show_root',
            content_type='audio'
        )}
    )
    return plugin.finish(items)


@plugin.route('/<content_type>/genres/')
def show_genres(content_type):
    show_subgenres = plugin.get_setting('show_subgenres', bool)
    genres = api.get_genres(flat=show_subgenres)
    items = []
    for genre in genres:
        if genre['name'] == 'Podcasts':
            genre['name'] = _('all')
        item = {
            'label': genre['name'],
            'path': plugin.url_for(
                endpoint='show_podcasts',
                content_type=content_type,
                genre_id=genre['id']
            )
        }
        items.append(item)
    return plugin.finish(items)


@plugin.route('/<content_type>/podcasts/by-genre/<genre_id>/')
def show_podcasts(content_type, genre_id):
    num_podcasts_list = plugin.get_setting('num_podcasts_list', int)
    podcasts = api.get_podcasts(
        content_type=content_type,
        genre_id=genre_id,
        limit=num_podcasts_list
    )
    return __add_podcasts(content_type, podcasts)


@plugin.route('/<content_type>/podcast/items/<podcast_id>/')
def show_items(content_type, podcast_id):
    try:
        podcast_items = api.get_podcast_items(
            podcast_id=podcast_id
        )
    except NoEnclosureException:
        plugin.notify(msg=_('no_media_found'))
        return plugin.finish(succeeded=False)
    return __add_podcast_items(content_type, podcast_id, podcast_items)


@plugin.route('/<content_type>/podcast/items/<podcast_id>/<item_url>')
def watch_item(content_type, podcast_id, item_url):
    return plugin.set_resolved_url(item_url)


@plugin.route('/<content_type>/podcasts/my/')
def show_my_podcasts(content_type):
    podcasts = my_podcasts.get(content_type, {}).values()
    return __add_podcasts(content_type, podcasts)


@plugin.route('/<content_type>/podcasts/my/add/<podcast_id>')
def add_to_my_podcasts(content_type, podcast_id):
    podcast = api.get_single_podcast(podcast_id=podcast_id)
    if not content_type in my_podcasts:
        my_podcasts[content_type] = {}
    my_podcasts[content_type][podcast_id] = podcast
    my_podcasts.sync()


@plugin.route('/<content_type>/podcasts/my/del/<podcast_id>')
def del_from_my_podcasts(content_type, podcast_id):
    if podcast_id in my_podcasts.get(content_type, {}):
        del my_podcasts[content_type][podcast_id]
        my_podcasts.sync()


@plugin.route('/<content_type>/podcasts/search/')
def search(content_type):
    search_string = plugin.keyboard(heading=_('search'))
    if search_string:
        url = plugin.url_for(
            endpoint='search_result',
            content_type=content_type,
            search_string=search_string
        )
        plugin.redirect(url)


@plugin.route('/<content_type>/podcasts/search/<search_string>/')
def search_result(content_type, search_string):
    num_podcasts_search = plugin.get_setting('num_podcasts_search', int)
    podcasts = api.search_podcast(
        search_term=search_string,
        limit=num_podcasts_search
    )
    return __add_podcasts(content_type, podcasts)


def __add_podcasts(content_type, podcasts):
    my_podcasts_ids = my_podcasts.get(content_type, {}).keys()
    items = []
    for i, podcast in enumerate(podcasts):
        podcast_id = str(podcast['id'])
        if not podcast_id in my_podcasts_ids:
            context_menu = [(
                _('add_to_my_podcasts'),
                'XBMC.RunPlugin(%s)' % plugin.url_for(
                    endpoint='add_to_my_podcasts',
                    content_type=content_type,
                    podcast_id=podcast_id
                )
            )]
        else:
            context_menu = [(
                _('remove_from_my_podcasts'),
                'XBMC.RunPlugin(%s)' % plugin.url_for(
                    endpoint='del_from_my_podcasts',
                    content_type=content_type,
                    podcast_id=podcast_id
                )
            )]
        item = {
            'label': podcast['name'],
            'thumbnail': podcast['thumb'],
            'info': {},
            'context_menu': context_menu,
            'path': plugin.url_for(
                endpoint='show_items',
                content_type=content_type,
                podcast_id=podcast_id
            )
        }
        items.append(item)
    finish_kwargs = {
        'sort_methods': ('PLAYLIST_ORDER', 'TITLE', 'DATE')
    }
    if plugin.get_setting('force_viewmode_podcasts', bool):
        finish_kwargs['view_mode'] = 'thumbnail'
    return plugin.finish(items, **finish_kwargs)


def __add_podcast_items(content_type, podcast_id, podcast_items):
    items = [{
        'label': item['title'],
        'thumbnail': item['thumb'],
        'info': {},
        'path': plugin.url_for(
            endpoint='watch_item',
            content_type=content_type,
            podcast_id=podcast_id,
            item_url=item['item_url'].encode('utf-8')
        ),
        'is_playable': True
    } for i, item in enumerate(podcast_items)]
    finish_kwargs = {
        'sort_methods': ('PLAYLIST_ORDER', 'TITLE', 'DATE', 'SIZE')
    }
    if plugin.get_setting('force_viewmode_items', bool):
        finish_kwargs['view_mode'] = 'thumbnail'
    return plugin.finish(items, **finish_kwargs)


def __get_country():
    if not plugin.get_setting('country_already_set'):
        lang_country_mapping = (
            ('chin', 'CN'),
            ('denm', 'DK'),
            ('fin', 'FI'),
            ('fre', 'FR'),
            ('germa', 'DE'),
            ('greec', 'GR'),
            ('ital', 'IT'),
            ('japa', 'JP'),
            ('kor', 'KR'),
            ('dutch', 'NL'),
            ('norw', 'NO'),
            ('pol', 'PL'),
            ('port', 'PT'),
            ('roma', 'RO'),
            ('russ', 'RU'),
            ('span', 'ES'),
            ('swed', 'SE'),
            ('turk', 'TR'),
            ('engl', 'US')
        )
        country = None
        xbmc_language = xbmc.getLanguage().lower()
        for lang, country_code in lang_country_mapping:
            if xbmc_language.startswith(lang):
                country = country_code
                plugin.set_setting('country', country)
                break
        if not country:
            plugin.open_settings()
    country = plugin.get_setting('country') or 'US'
    plugin.set_setting('country_already_set', '1')
    return country


def _(string_id):
    if string_id in STRINGS:
        return plugin.get_string(STRINGS[string_id])
    else:
        plugin.log.warning('String is missing: %s' % string_id)
        return string_id


if __name__ == '__main__':
    country = __get_country()
    api.set_country(country=country)
    try:
        plugin.run()
    except NetworkError:
        plugin.notify(msg=_('network_error'))

Anyone so inclined can easily disable the thumbnails by removing the lines that say:

Code:

'thumbnail': podcast['thumb'],

But I'm not having any crashes so far with just the modifications listed above.

[robo989]

Hi there,
Love this addon and use it extensively so thanks indeed for that.

I've noticed with the latest builds of Kodi 18.0 testing build the addon does not work properly.
On build #720 it works but from at least #800+ it does not work correctly with no error. When selecting to browse podcasts in either audio or video category nothing happens and also the "my podcasts" selection is not visible as if none have been added.

Thanks for any pointers and happy to add any addtional info if needed.
I asked Millhouse about this in the testing thread and he said I should attempt to notify the addon owner so hope it's something you can assist with.

Thanks again,

[cptmarginal]

Yeah, unfortunately it seems to be broken on 18.0 - wish I would have noticed before upgrading. I can't find any information in logs or whatever that might indicate what is wrong. There is no error, it just doesn't show anything.

[BoogieNYC]

Great add-on. Works for me with Krypton but I've noticed I've been able to add podcasts but some don't function, eg Alton Brown's Browncast. The episodes are viewable by description (eg "William Shatner") but they fail to load. Is there a way to key in the proper source/target of where to get these episodes or am I SOL?

[robo989]

Great add-on. Works for me with Krypton but I've noticed I've been able to add podcasts but some don't function, eg Alton Brown's Browncast. The episodes are viewable by description (eg "William Shatner") but they fail to load. Is there a way to key in the proper source/target of where to get these episodes or am I SOL?

One final begging post from me for someone to get this add-on to work with current master....

Surprised people aren't interested in something like this.

[lalaro]

Please make this work in Kodi 18 again. There is no other Podcast addon!