Python: Get current active addon name

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Python: Get current active addon name - puenktchen - 2015-04-30

Hi,
is it somehow possible to get the name of the currently running addon
while something is playing (video or audio)?

RE: Python: Get current active addon name - ironic_monkey - 2015-04-30

not sure what you refer to but if you mean the plugin that provided the item, it's not running at that point. plugins are virtual filesystem - it lists the directory and then it exits..

Python: Get current active addon name - puenktchen - 2015-04-30

Aah okay, understand.
And in general, how to get the addons name while browsing in it? I know it is possible by the addon id, but that i don't know because it changes with every addon.

RE: Python: Get current active addon name - phil65 - 2015-04-30

Container.PluginName should work (never tested it though, so no guarantees)
http://kodi.wiki/view/InfoLabels

RE: Python: Get current active addon name - puenktchen - 2015-05-16

(2015-04-30, 19:39)phil65 Wrote: Container.PluginName should work (never tested it though, so no guarantees)
http://kodi.wiki/view/InfoLabels

Sorry for the late response!
You put me in the right direction:

Code:
AddonName = xbmc.getInfoLabel('Container.PluginName')

AddonName = xbmcaddon.Addon(AddonName).getAddonInfo('name')

RE: Python: Get current active addon name - badsheep - 2019-08-11

Hello,

I'd like to modify the source code to custom my own version.
And I ask the equivalent question in c++ : how can I access to the name of the current active addon ?
Do I have to search here ?

Thanks !

UPDATE

I created a new topic here.