Unrar - documentation?

Popeye · 2010-01-18 11:41

I'm having a hard time finding documentation for XBMC especially concerning the built in unrar functions and what can be done in python. Could be me looking in the wrong places but most documents seems to be from 2007-ish..
Anyhow, I have looked at

Code:

xbmc.executebuiltin( "XBMC.extract(file,dest)"

I have also looked att rarfile.py
Then I have also found the notification "rar://...." but no info on how to use this..

Im looking for a way to list contents and extract from small rar files.

So any pointers on what is the "correct" solution?

MDPauley · 2010-01-18 14:18

Popeye Wrote:So any pointers on what is the "correct" solution?

What is the exact line you tried to use. Post the whole script/plugin on pastebin if possible.

Popeye · 2010-01-18 15:45

Sorry but I dont have. I have managed to list files using rarfile.py but Im looking for some sort of documentation/description on how to use the other features and a developers point of view what is the best solution for listing and unpacking rar's.
I read that xbmc.executebuiltin( "XBMC.extract(file,dest)" requires absolute paths but Im unsure about the limitations of this and somewhere in the source code there is some mentioning of allowing "special://.." ..
Also the "rar://.." notation is afaik lacking documentation (or, most probably, I'm just blind Smile

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**spiff** · 2010-01-18 16:22

rar://<urlencodedpathtoarchive>/<fileinarchive> - though extract would be of the form

executebuiltin('extract(/path/to/archive.rar,/path/to/extract)') - no rar:// urls involved.

Popeye · 2010-01-19 16:38

@Spiff, thanks for the info
I haven tried but should this work (I'm at work..)?

Code:

import os

path="rar://path/to/my.rar"  

dirList=os.listdir(path)

for fname in dirList:

    print fname

f = open(dirList[0])

text = f.read()

f.close()

fOut = open("/some/other/file.txt", 'w')

fOut.write(text)

fOut.close()

**spiff** · 2010-01-19 17:11

no. i said url encoded. and keep the trailing /

LtChambers · 2010-01-19 17:11

Not a chance (you're calling the os module's listdir function, which has nothing to do with XBMC). If you want the file list of a RAR with a pure python application you'll have to use rarfile.py.

Popeye · 2010-01-19 17:41

spiff Wrote:no. i said url encoded. and keep the trailing /

LtChambers Wrote:Not a chance (you're calling the os module's listdir function, which has nothing to do with XBMC). If you want the file list of a RAR with a pure python application you'll have to use rarfile.py.

Suspected this. Thank you! Will stick with rarfile.py then..

Popeye · 2010-01-21 02:53

Finally found a solution...

Code:

filePath = xbmc.translatePath(( os.path.join( "special://temp/", fileName ) ))

#Prepare a dir to extract to

extractPath = xbmc.translatePath("special://temp/" + fileName + ".out")

xbmc.executebuiltin("XBMC.Extract("+filePath+","+extractPath+")")

Popeye · 2010-01-21 15:16

Got a minor issue. If I execute

Code:

xbmc.executebuiltin("XBMC.Extract("+filePath+","+extractPath+")")

#time.sleep(2)

pattern = "*.srt"

files = os.listdir(extractPath)

for filename in fnmatch.filter(files, pattern):

    subtitle = filename

    print subtitle

I find nothing, but adding "time.sleep(2)" after the extraction lists the files.

Thus I need some way of making sure the extraction is finnished. What is the best way to catch the return code?

MDPauley Senior Member Posts: 264 Joined: Mar 2004 Reputation: 0 Location: Centreville, Va	2010-01-18 14:18 Post: #2 Popeye Wrote:So any pointers on what is the "correct" solution? What is the exact line you tried to use. Post the whole script/plugin on pastebin if possible. XBMC 9.11 Ubuntu 9.10 Acer Aspire Revo AR1600-U910H Sony Blu-ray Remote for PlayStation 3 HP MediaSmart EX490
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spiff Grumpy Bastard Developer Posts: 12,185 Joined: Nov 2003 Reputation: 82	2010-01-19 17:11 Post: #6 no. i said url encoded. and keep the trailing / Always read the XBMC online-manual, FAQ and search the forum before posting. Do not e-mail XBMC-Team members directly asking for support. Read/follow the forum rules. For troubleshooting and bug reporting please make sure you read this first.
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LtChambers Junior Member Posts: 33 Joined: Dec 2009 Reputation: 1	2010-01-19 17:11 Post: #7 Not a chance (you're calling the os module's listdir function, which has nothing to do with XBMC). If you want the file list of a RAR with a pure python application you'll have to use rarfile.py.
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Popeye Posting Freak Posts: 875 Joined: Aug 2009 Reputation: 25 Location: Sweden	2010-01-21 02:53 Post: #9 Finally found a solution... Code: `filePath = xbmc.translatePath(( os.path.join( "special://temp/", fileName ) )) #Prepare a dir to extract to extractPath = xbmc.translatePath("special://temp/" + fileName + ".out") xbmc.executebuiltin("XBMC.Extract("+filePath+","+extractPath+")")` sverigesradio \| Pneumatic \| SABnzbd \| XBMC that just works - openelec
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