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Copying a file from smb share at startup (autoexec.py) - beeswax - 2023-03-27
Does anyone know how to achieve the problem outlined in the title? I came up with the below:
python:import xbmcvfs
from shutil import copy
source = "smb://192.168.0.3/tv01/Movies_MultiFormat.xsp"
target = xbmcvfs.translatePath('special://home/userdata/playlists/video/')
copy(source, target)
but it seems the python environment isn't smb capable because I get this exception in the log:
[Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'smb://192.168.0.3/tv01/Movies_MultiFormat.xsp'
Why do I want to do this? I have a smart playlist which I regenerate a few times a day via a scheduled task. This playlist is used to keep track of which movies are available in multiple resolutions e.g. 1080p, 4k. This playlist can then be used, in combination with a few others, to make sure that devices show only one version of these movies - the version that they are capable of playing. While I had only Nvidia Shield devices, I got around this by getting my scheduled script to copy the files to the Kodi device (Shield has an SMB server). Now I have devices which don't have an smb server (e.g. Firesticks) and now I need a way to have each Kodi client pull this playlist from a central location. autoexec.py seemed like the obvious solution but I'm stuck on getting it to speak smb.
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated!
RE: Copying a file from smb share at startup (autoexec.py) - izprtxqkft - 2023-03-27
use the copy function from xbmcvfs instead, it is smb:// friendly
https://romanvm.github.io/Kodistubs/_autosummary/xbmcvfs.html
RE: Copying a file from smb share at startup (autoexec.py) - beeswax - 2023-03-27
Thank you! Got it working thanks to your advice. I've re-arranged things on my server so that the share it's pulling from is more sensibly named. Also turned out my target path was incorrect so fixed that too. Working code:
python:import xbmcvfs
source = "smb://username:[email protected]/KodiFiles/Playlists/video/Movies_MultiFormat.xsp"
target = xbmcvfs.translatePath('special://profile/playlists/video/Movies_MultiFormat.xsp')
xbmcvfs.copy(source, target)