Major upgrade from Python 2 to Python 3, allowing use of Kodi 19 Matrix

addon.xml

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<addon id="plugin.video.plexkodiconnect.movies" name="PlexKodiConnect Helper Movies" version="2.1.3" provider-name="croneter">
+<addon id="plugin.video.plexkodiconnect.movies" name="PlexKodiConnect Helper Movies" version="3.0.2" provider-name="croneter">
     <requires>
-        <import addon="xbmc.python" version="2.1.0"/>
+        <import addon="xbmc.python" version="3.0.0"/>
     </requires>
     <extension point="xbmc.python.pluginsource" library="default.py">
         <provides></provides>
     </extension>
     <extension point="xbmc.addon.metadata">
+        <!-- see e.g. https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/14136 -->
+        <reuselanguageinvoker>true</reuselanguageinvoker>
         <summary lang="en">PKC Dependency Add-On</summary>
         <description lang="en">PlexKodiConnect add-on for movies</description>
         <platform>all</platform>
@@ -15,7 +17,16 @@
         <forum></forum>
         <website>https://github.com/croneter/PlexKodiConnect</website>
         <source></source>
-        <news>version 2.1.3
+        <news>version 3.0.2
+- Use addon.xml `reuselanguageinvoker` to turn add-on snappier
+
+version 3.0.1
+- Make PKC compatible with Kodi 20 N* by using xbmcvfs for translatePath
+
+version 3.0.0
+- Initial version for Kodi 19 Matrix using Python 3
+
+version 2.1.3
 - Fix UnicodeWarning: Unicode equal comparison failed to convert both arguments to Unicode - interpreting them as being unequal
 
 version 2.1.2

changelog.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+version 3.0.2
+- Use addon.xml `reuselanguageinvoker` to turn add-on snappier
+
+version 3.0.1
+- Make PKC compatible with Kodi 20 N* by using xbmcvfs for translatePath
+
+version 3.0.0
+- Initial version for Kodi 19 Matrix using Python 3
+
 version 2.1.3
 - Fix UnicodeWarning: Unicode equal comparison failed to convert both arguments to Unicode - interpreting them as being unequal
 

default.py

@@ -1,57 +1,50 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # We need this in order to use add-on paths like
 # 'plugin://plugin.video.plexkodiconnect.MOVIES' in the Kodi video database
-###############################################################################
-from __future__ import absolute_import, division, unicode_literals
 from logging import getLogger
 import sys
 import os
 
-import xbmc
+import xbmcvfs
 import xbmcgui
 import xbmcplugin
 import xbmcaddon
 
 # Import from the main pkc add-on
 __addon__ = xbmcaddon.Addon(id='plugin.video.plexkodiconnect')
-__temp_path__ = os.path.join(__addon__.getAddonInfo('path').decode('utf-8'), 'resources', 'lib')
-__base__ = xbmc.translatePath(__temp_path__.encode('utf-8')).decode('utf-8')
+__temp_path__ = os.path.join(__addon__.getAddonInfo('path'), 'resources', 'lib')
+__base__ = xbmcvfs.translatePath(__temp_path__)
 sys.path.append(__base__)
 
 import transfer, loghandler
-from tools import unicode_paths
 
-###############################################################################
 loghandler.config()
 LOG = getLogger('PLEX.MOVIES')
-###############################################################################
-
-HANDLE = int(sys.argv[1])
 
 
 def play():
     """
     Start up playback_starter in main Python thread
     """
     LOG.debug('Full sys.argv received: %s', sys.argv)
-    request = '%s&handle=%s' % (unicode_paths.decode(sys.argv[2]), HANDLE)
-    if b'resume:true' in sys.argv:
+    request = f'{sys.argv[2]}&handle={int(sys.argv[1])}'
+    if 'resume:true' in sys.argv:
         request += '&resume=1'
-    elif b'resume:false' in sys.argv:
+    elif 'resume:false' in sys.argv:
         request += '&resume=0'
     # Put the request into the 'queue'
-    transfer.plex_command('PLAY-%s' % request)
-    if HANDLE == -1:
+    transfer.plex_command(f'PLAY-{request}')
+    if int(sys.argv[1]) == -1:
         # Handle -1 received, not waiting for main thread
         return
     # Wait for the result
     result = transfer.wait_for_transfer(source='main')
     if result is True:
-        xbmcplugin.setResolvedUrl(HANDLE, False, xbmcgui.ListItem())
+        xbmcplugin.setResolvedUrl(int(sys.argv[1]), False, xbmcgui.ListItem())
         # Tell main thread that we're done
         transfer.send(True, target='main')
     else:
-        xbmcplugin.setResolvedUrl(HANDLE, True, result)
+        xbmcplugin.setResolvedUrl(int(sys.argv[1]), True, result)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':