Solved Problem with artist name containing "
#1
I am using the audiodb scraper for music videos and I have 57 for Weird Al Yankovic which audiodb knows as "Weird Al" Yankovic.  When I try to load them into kodi I get an artist simply called \ which is the character necessary in the string to stop the following " terminating the string.  I don't know if this is a problem in kodi or in the scraper so I am starting by posting it here.

If this is the wrong place please let me know, if not, please can we get it fixed.

Thanks

Paul

Here is the output from the scraper to load:

{"track":[{"idTrack":"32835470","idAlbum":"2119264","idArtist":"112556","idLyric":"0","idIMVDB":"0","strTrack":"Amish Paradise","strAlbum":"Bad Hair Day","strArtist":"\"Weird Al\" Yankovic","strArtistAlternate":"Weird Al Yankovic","intCD":null,"intDuration":"201000","strGenre":"Comedy","strMood":"Humorous","strStyle":"Urban/R&B","strTheme":"...","strDescriptionEN":"\"Amish Paradise\" is a 1996 single by parodist \"Weird Al\" Yankovic. It is a parody of the hip hop song \"Gangsta's Paradise\" by Coolio featuring L.V. (which itself is a reworking of the Stevie Wonder song \"Pastime Paradise\"). Featured on the album Bad Hair Day, it turns the original \"Gangsta's Paradise\", in which the narrator laments his dangerous way of life, on its head by presenting an Amish man praising his relatively plain and uncomplicated existence.\n\nAlthough Yankovic traditionally secures permission from the artists he parodies (even though this is not legally required, as parodies are covered under fair use guidelines), and was told by his record label that Coolio had given permission, Coolio later claimed that he had not given such permission (and in fact publicly expressed disgust saying that Yankovic's parody \"desecrated the song\"). This created a minor controversy, as speculation surfaced that Coolio had actually given permission but later claimed he had not in the fear that allowing the parody would not be seen as \"cool\", or that Yankovic's record label had lied to Yankovic in the hopes that the song would become popular.\n\nYankovic later stated on VH1's Behind the Music that he had written a sincere letter of apology to Coolio, which was never returned, and that Coolio never complained when he received his royalty check from proceeds of the song. A series of photos taken at the XM Satellite Radio booth at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show suggests that Yankovic and Coolio may have made amends.\n\nOn June 27, 2013 during an \"Ask Me Anything\" on Reddit, Yankovic was asked \"Is Coolio still upset about Amish Paradise?\", to which Yankovic replied \"Coolio's cool with me now. We ran into each other a few years ago and it's all water under the proverbial bridge.\" Coolio stated in a 2014 interview that the decision to refuse the parody at the time was \"stupid\" and wished that someone on his management had stopped him, and considers the final parody to be \"funny\".","strTrackThumb":"https://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/thumb/rrvxvt1582026276.jpg","strTrack3DCase":null,"strTrackLyrics":"","strMusicVid":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZLb33uCg","strMusicVidDirector":"\"Weird Al\" Yankovic","strMusicVidCompany":"","strMusicVidScreen1":"https://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/mvidscreen/xptuxp1582026287.jpg","strMusicVidScreen2":"https://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/mvidscreen/rswwyv1582026298.jpg","strMusicVidScreen3":"https://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/mvidscreen/yxsvpr1582026307.jpg","intMusicVidViews":"42144066","intMusicVidLikes":"205368","intMusicVidDislikes":"4927","intMusicVidFavorites":"0","intMusicVidComments":"27321","intTrackNumber":"1","intLoved":"1","intScore":"10","intScoreVotes":"1","intTotalListeners":null,"intTotalPlays":null,"strMusicBrainzID":"850d8028-846f-41dc-835c-3d3df1d83566","strMusicBrainzAlbumID":"95684193-58dc-3bec-8733-86c544116652","strMusicBrainzArtistID":"7746d775-9550-4360-b8d5-c37bd448ce01","strLocked":"unlocked"}]}
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#2
To receive meaningful assistance you will need to provide a full debug log.

The instructions are here... debug log (wiki)

If you are using the Basic Method, then ensure the following is applied...
1.Enable debugging in Settings>System Settings>Logging,
2.Restart Kodi
3.Replicate the problem.
4.Upload the log to Kodi Paste Site manually or use the Kodi Logfile Uploader. (wiki) With either method post the link to the log back here.

If you are using the Advanced Method ensure you have correctly created and applied the advancedsettings.xml file (wiki)

In both instances, you should see the word DEBUG throughout the log.

Note: Full logs only. No partial or redacted logs
Do NOT post your logs directly into the forum. Use the Kodi Paste Site. Post the link to your pasted log in the forum
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#3
The debug log can be found here - https://hastebin.com/raw/izavufenar
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#4
(2020-08-23, 16:25)pjrippin Wrote: The debug log can be found here

That is not a debug log or something went wrong.
Please read the instructions again in Karellen's post.
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#5
Sorry, new to this.  The last one did not upload properly but this time it did and here is the correct URL

https://paste.kodi.tv/vofisidigo
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#6
The forum moderators have determined that banned addons (wiki) are present on your system. To receive assistance here, these banned items must be removed. If a clean log is not submitted within 3 days, then the relevant post(s) will be removed after this time.
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#7
https://paste.kodi.tv/iyizugifet
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#8
You still missed a couple of them.
In the log file, the orange-colored items in the add-on section are the banned ones.

How about simply starting with a total new & fresh installation, without all those crap video add-ons?
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#9
This should be a good clean one.

https://paste.kodi.tv/ezagetuliy
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#10
(2020-08-23, 21:00)Klojum Wrote: You still missed a couple of them.
In the log file, the orange-colored items in the add-on section are the banned ones.

How about simply starting with a total new & fresh installation, without all those crap video add-ons?

The problem is that I am a big kodi user, using it daily to relay my satellite receiver from the living room to the tv in the bedroom and if I set up a new one and then restore a backup so that that all works I am not sure I will be better off than trying to clean.  These were almost entirely things I tried out of curiosity and do not use but have never deleted.  The PVR client and its configuration I definitely use daily.
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#11
(2020-08-23, 21:15)pjrippin Wrote: This should be a good clean one.

https://paste.kodi.tv/ezagetuliy

This is still a clean log - what does it show us, please?
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#12
(2020-08-27, 08:58)pjrippin Wrote:
(2020-08-23, 21:15)pjrippin Wrote: This should be a good clean one.

https://paste.kodi.tv/ezagetuliy

This is still a clean log - what does it show us, please?
Hi, I posted this good, clean log on 23 Aug and it is now 8 Sep and there has been no reaction to my post.  We do not seem to be getting any closer to finding the problem, can somebody please respond! ... I would like to understand and progress to being able to import the videos.

Paul
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#13
@pjrippin

I have tested your issue and could not replicate it. The music video is scraped into the library for me. Maybe you could post a screenshot of what is scraped for you.
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#14
(2020-09-09, 12:52)Karellen Wrote: Image@pjrippin

I have tested your issue and could not replicate it. The music video is scraped into the library for me. Maybe you could post a screenshot of what is scraped for you.

As you can see in the screenshot the artist is simply <\>.
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#15
(2020-09-09, 18:20)pjrippin Wrote:
(2020-09-09, 12:52)Karellen Wrote: Image@pjrippin

I have tested your issue and could not replicate it. The music video is scraped into the library for me. Maybe you could post a screenshot of what is scraped for you.

As you can see in the screenshot the artist is simply <\>.
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Sorry, didn't mean to post the screenshot 3 times.
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