[Napkin4297]

I am looking at the kodi.log for some movies that do not get recognised by themoviedb. I can see the following log:

2022-12-11 12:53:26.681 T:5801     INFO <general>: [metadata.themoviedb.org.python]: Find movie with title 'Rob Roy (1995)' from year '0'

My question is how should the "year" get set for the python script to pass it to themoviedb? Is it a specific field in the mkv metadata?

[Karellen]

'Rob Roy (1995)'

That looks correct.

Provide the full debug log and I'll have a look

[Napkin4297]

I take it you didn't want the entire debug log, just the relevant section. It is interesting to note that if I search TheMovieDB for the text "rob roy (1995)" or "rob roy 1995" it returns nothing. Only search text of "Rob Roy" returns anything and then it returns multiple entries.

Here is the extract from the debug log:
2022-12-11 17:21:11.668 T:9442     INFO <general>: initializing python engine.
2022-12-11 17:21:11.668 T:9442    DEBUG <general>: CPythonInvoker(29, /storage/.kodi/addons/metadata.themoviedb.org.python/python/scraper.py): start processing
2022-12-11 17:21:11.669 T:9442    DEBUG <general>: CPythonInvoker(29, /storage/.kodi/addons/metadata.themoviedb.org.python/python/scraper.py): entering source directory /storage/.kodi/addons/metadata.themovie
db.org.python/python
2022-12-11 17:21:11.669 T:9442    DEBUG <general>: CPythonInvoker(29, /storage/.kodi/addons/metadata.themoviedb.org.python/python/scraper.py): instantiating addon using automatically obtained id of "metadata.
themoviedb.org.python" dependent on version 3.0.0 of the xbmc.python api
2022-12-11 17:21:11.685 T:9442     INFO <general>: [metadata.themoviedb.org.python]: Find movie with title 'Rob Roy (1995)' from year '0'
2022-12-11 17:21:11.686 T:9442    DEBUG <general>: using title of rob roy (1995) to find movie
2022-12-11 17:21:11.686 T:9442    DEBUG <general>: Calling URL "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=f090bb54758cabf231fb605d3e3e0468&language=en-US&query=rob+roy+%281995%29&year=0"
2022-12-11 17:21:12.108 T:9442    DEBUG <CAddonSettings[metadata.themoviedb.org.python]>: trying to load setting definitions from old format...
2022-12-11 17:21:12.109 T:9442    DEBUG <general>: using title of rob roy (1995) to find movie
2022-12-11 17:21:12.109 T:9442    DEBUG <general>: Calling URL "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=f090bb54758cabf231fb605d3e3e0468&language=en-US&query=rob+roy+%281995%29&year=-1"
2022-12-11 17:21:12.489 T:9442    DEBUG <general>: using title of rob roy (1995) to find movie
2022-12-11 17:21:12.489 T:9442    DEBUG <general>: Calling URL "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=f090bb54758cabf231fb605d3e3e0468&language=en-US&query=rob+roy+%281995%29&year=1"
2022-12-11 17:21:12.880 T:9442    DEBUG <general>: using title of rob roy (1995) to find movie
2022-12-11 17:21:12.880 T:9442    DEBUG <general>: Calling URL "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=f090bb54758cabf231fb605d3e3e0468&language=en-US&query=rob+roy+%281995%29"
2022-12-11 17:21:13.274 T:9442     INFO <general>: CPythonInvoker(29, /storage/.kodi/addons/metadata.themoviedb.org.python/python/scraper.py): script successfully run
2022-12-11 17:21:13.275 T:9556    DEBUG <general>: Thread VideoInfoDownloader 3100185216 terminating
2022-12-11 17:21:13.308 T:994     DEBUG <general>: CSMBFile::Close closing fd 10002
2022-12-11 17:21:13.309 T:994   WARNING <general>: No information found for item 'smb://activenas/9_movies/DVD0001-1000/DVD0201-0300/DVD0218_Rob_Roy_(1995).mkv', it won't be added to the library.
2022-12-11 17:21:13.311 T:994     DEBUG <general>: ------ Window Init (DialogConfirm.xml) ------
2022-12-11 17:21:13.546 T:994     DEBUG <general>: ------ Window Deinit (DialogConfirm.xml) ------
2022-12-11 17:21:31.948 T:9515    DEBUG <general>: Thread JobWorker 3084415616 terminating (autodelete)

[Napkin4297]

I also had a look at the URL and "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=f090bb54758cabf231fb605d3e3e0468&language=en-US&query=rob+roy&year=1995" does actually return a result

[Karellen]

DVD0218_Rob_Roy_(1995).mkv

Your filename is the problem. Rename it to Rob_Roy_(1995).mkv and it should work.

Some info on how to search movies in the scraper... https://kodi.wiki/view/Add-on:The_Movie_...hon#Search

[Napkin4297]

I renamed the filename and no change.

Here are the logs:

https://paste.kodi.tv/raw/nediqafusi

[Karellen]

https://paste.kodi.tv/raw/nediqafusi

I need the full debug log

[Napkin4297]

Thanks for the help. Here is the full log:

xutihiwema.kodi (paste)

[Karellen]

Thanks for the help. Here is the full log:

xutihiwema.kodi (paste)

You said that you renamed the movie. I still see the original filename.
Have you modified any regexes for Clean Strings? Have you modified any code in the scraper or any regex in Kodi?

I am at a loss as to why Kodi is ignoring the year. Your filenaming certainly does not help the situation. I have a suspicion you have modified a regex somewhere to overcome your filenaming.
Nor can I figure out why the scraper is creating multiple search strings to the API.

But at the end of the log, it looks like Rob Roy was scraped into the library.

[Napkin4297]

Yep I definitely renamed the file:

2022-12-11 18:07:32.753 T:994 DEBUG <general>: CSMBFile::Open - opened smb://USERNAMEASSWORD@activenas/9_movies/DVD0001-1000/DVD0201-0300/Rob_Roy_(1995).mkv, fd=10002

I haven't modified any regex. The only modifications to the system is to add mysql as a back end database. I have 2 different kodi's, running libreelec and they both do the same thing.

I can see in /storage/.kodi/addons/metadata.themoviedb.org.python/python/scraper.py:

    if year is not None:
        if not search_results:
            search_results = scraper.search(title,str(int(year)-1))
        if not search_results:
            search_results = scraper.search(title,str(int(year)+1))

I thought this might explain the 2 lines in the logfile:
2022-12-11 17:21:12.109 T:9442    DEBUG <general>: Calling URL "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=f090bb54758cabf231fb605d3e3e0468&language=en-US&query=rob+roy+%281995%29&year=-1"
2022-12-11 17:21:12.489 T:9442    DEBUG <general>: Calling URL "https://api.themoviedb.org/3/search/movie?api_key=f090bb54758cabf231fb605d3e3e0468&language=en-US&query=rob+roy+%281995%29&year=1"

It is almost as if year is not null, but has a non year value.

Do you know how year is extracted? Is it from scraping the title?

[Napkin4297]

I tried removing the path on the drive with the filename renamed and same result:

colufutigo.kodi (paste)

[Karellen]

@rmrector any ideas?

[Karellen]

@Napkin4297

I didn't think of this yesterday as I was ready for bed

Can you check item 1d here... https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=336969

If you enabled it, disable it. Then...
1. try rescraping and provide that log and
2. drop the mkv file into the Header Editor of MKVToolNix, go to Segment information > Title and post a screenshot of the Current value

Thanks

[Napkin4297]

Sorry for the delay. Got sidetracked. I turned off "Video file Tags" and this resolved the issue:

2022-12-12 21:54:55.253 T:1826     INFO <general>: [metadata.themoviedb.org.python]: Find movie with title 'Shark's Machine' from year '1981'

It now picks up the title and the year. Do you know if there might be an development to allow the correct year to be determined from the video tags?

Thanks for all your help, this was a tricky one.

[Karellen]

o you know if there might be an development to allow the correct year to be determined from the video tags?

I highly doubt it.