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Find location of Plex metadata.
'''
Find location of Plex metadata.
find_plex_meta.py -s adventure
pulls all titles with adventure in the title
or
find_plex_meta.py -s adventure -m movie
pulls all movie titles with adventure in the title
'''
from plexapi.server import PlexServer
# pip install plexapi
import os
import re
import hashlib
import argparse
## Edit ##
PLEX_URL = 'http://localhost:32400'
PLEX_TOKEN = 'xxxx'
# Change directory based on your os see:
# https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/202915258-Where-is-the-Plex-Media-Server-data-directory-located-
PLEX_LOCAL_TV_PATH = os.path.join(os.getenv('LOCALAPPDATA'), 'Plex Media Server\Metadata\TV Shows')
PLEX_LOCAL_MOVIE_PATH = os.path.join(os.getenv('LOCALAPPDATA'), 'Plex Media Server\Metadata\Movies')
PLEX_LOCAL_ALBUM_PATH = os.path.join(os.getenv('LOCALAPPDATA'), 'Plex Media Server\Metadata\Albums')
## /Edit ##
plex = PlexServer(PLEX_URL, PLEX_TOKEN)
def hash_to_path(hash_str, path, title, media_type, artist=None):
full_hash = hashlib.sha1(hash_str).hexdigest()
hash_path = '{}\{}{}'.format(full_hash[0], full_hash[1::1], '.bundle')
full_path = os.path.join(path, hash_path, 'Contents')
if artist:
output = "{}'s {} titled: {}\nPath: {}".format(artist, media_type, title, full_path)
else:
output = "{} titled: {}\nPath: {}".format(media_type.title(), title, full_path)
print(output)
def get_plex_hash(search, mediatype=None):
for searched in plex.search(search, mediatype=mediatype):
# Remove special characters from name
clean_title = re.sub('\W+',' ', searched.title)
if searched.type == 'show':
# Need to find guid.
# Get tvdb_if from first episode
db_id = searched.episodes()[0].guid
# Find str to pop
str_pop = '/{}'.format(re.search(r'\/(.*)\?', db_id.split('//')[1]).group(1))
# Create string to hash
hash_str = db_id.replace(str_pop, '')
hash_to_path(hash_str, PLEX_LOCAL_TV_PATH, searched.title, searched.type)
elif searched.type == 'movie':
# Movie guid is good to hash
hash_to_path(searched.guid, PLEX_LOCAL_MOVIE_PATH, searched.title, searched.type)
elif searched.type == 'album':
# if guid starts with local need to remove anything after id before hashing
if searched.tracks()[0].guid.startswith('local'):
local_id = searched.tracks()[0].guid.split('/')[2]
hash_str = 'local://{}'.format(local_id)
else:
hash_str = searched.tracks()[0].guid.replace('/1?lang=en', '?lang=en')
#print(searched.__dict__.items())
hash_to_path(hash_str, PLEX_LOCAL_ALBUM_PATH, searched.title, searched.type, searched.parentTitle)
elif searched.type == 'artist':
# If artist check over each album
for albums in searched.albums():
get_plex_hash(albums.title, 'album')
else:
pass
if __name__ == '__main__':
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Helping navigate Plex's locally stored data.")
parser.add_argument('-s', '--search', required=True, help='Search Plex for title.')
parser.add_argument('-m', '--media_type', help='Plex media_type to refine search for title.',
choices=['show', 'movie', 'episode', 'album', 'track', 'artist'])
opts = parser.parse_args()
if opts.media_type:
get_plex_hash(opts.search, opts.media_type)
else:
get_plex_hash(opts.search)
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