Support for Kodi 19 Matrix

[zebbe152]

Are there any plans to make this add-on compatible with Kodi 19 Matrix?

[SweXtal]

There are a couple of issues.

First, prior versions <19 used Python 2.x, where Kodi 19 uses Python 3.x. That's the "not compatible" issue.

In windows, you go to %USERPROFILE%\appdata\roaming\kodi\addons\plugin.video.viaplay

in addon.xml you have two choices what to do. Fix A: edit the line containing "import addon="xbmc.python" version="2.25.0"" and replace 2.25.0 with 3.0.0 which is the Kodi 19 xbmc.python repo Fix B: Edit the line containing '' and comment the whole line out so it reads <!-- <import addon="xbmc.python" version="2.25.0" /> -->

in directory '%USERPROFILE%\appdata\roaming\kodi\addons\plugin.video.viaplay\resources\lib' some things has changed and you have to do some editing there too.

edit the viaplay.py and:

• find the line 'import cookielib' and change that line to read 'import http.cookiejar as cookielib'.
• find the line 'import HTMLParser' and do either commend that line out completely with '## import HTMLParser' since it's built in OR replace it with 'import html.parser as HTMLParser' (don't know which is best to do, other people can answer that).

edit the kodihelper.py and:

• change the line 'from viaplay import Viaplay' to 'from resources.lib.viaplay import Viaplay'

I've coded Python for about one hour, in total so this gives further errors but it seems more related to JSON. B-)

[ravenrocks]

Hi SweXtal. Have you found a way to actually play videos in Matrix, the changes above makes it open fine and all, but not play anything.

[SweXtal]

No. As I wrote, this was during my first ever experience of python. I'm a complete noob at this and I don't have time to become a superhero pythonist. It seems that between Kodi 18.x and 19x something also changed in the JSON. Hence the faults. I am NOT an experienced Python nor Kodi programmer. I just want to state that and make it clear. This is walking in a minefield for me....

[SweXtal]

FYI the "hotpatch" above works (but it still doesn't work) with both the Repo release and the streaming sports fix released 3 months ago. I simply CAN NOT say that these "fixes" doesn't break compatibility with 18.x Kodi nor that it will sprinkle gold and sparkles over you. This is what I figured out in one hour, reading the Kodi logfile. Like everybody should.,

[SweXtal]

I welcome a second opinion here. Especially about why in Kodi 19 the Cookies doesn't get set. Heelp! Experienced Kodi/Python guys and gals....

[emilsvennesson]

Duplicate of #41.