aired_today_playlist.py

   1 """
   2 Create a Plex Playlist with what aired on this day in history (month-day), sort by oldest first.
   3 If Playlist from yesterday exists delete and create today's.
   4 If today's Playlist exists exit.
   5 """
   6
   7 import operator
   8 from plexapi.server import PlexServer
   9 import requests
  10 import datetime
  11
  12 PLEX_URL = 'http://localhost:32400'
  13 PLEX_TOKEN = 'xxxxx'
  14
  15 LIBRARY_NAMES = ['Movies', 'TV Shows'] # Your library names
  16
  17 today = datetime.datetime.now().date()
  18
  19 TODAY_PLAY_TITLE = 'Aired Today {}-{}'.format(today.month, today.day)
  20
  21 plex = PlexServer(PLEX_URL, PLEX_TOKEN)
  22
  23 def remove_old():
  24     # Remove old Aired Today Playlists
  25     for playlist in plex.playlists():
  26         if playlist.title.startswith('Aired Today') and playlist.title != TODAY_PLAY_TITLE:
  27             playlist.delete()
  28             print('Removing old Aired Today Playlists: {}'.format(playlist.title))
  29         elif playlist.title == TODAY_PLAY_TITLE:
  30             print('{} already exists. No need to make again.'.format(TODAY_PLAY_TITLE))
  31             exit(0)
  32
  33
  34 def get_all_content(library_name):
  35     # Get all movies or episodes from LIBRARY_NAME
  36     child_lst = []
  37     for library in library_name:
  38         for child in plex.library.section(library).all():
  39             if child.type == 'movie':
  40                 child_lst += [child]
  41             elif child.type == 'show':
  42                 child_lst += child.episodes()
  43             else:
  44                 pass
  45     return child_lst
  46
  47
  48 def find_air_dates(content_lst):
  49     # Find what aired with today's month-day
  50     aired_lst = []
  51     for video in content_lst:
  52         try:
  53             ad_month = str(video.originallyAvailableAt.month)
  54             ad_day = str(video.originallyAvailableAt.day)
  55
  56             if ad_month == str(today.month) and ad_day == str(today.day):
  57                 aired_lst += [[video] + [str(video.originallyAvailableAt)]]
  58         except Exception as e:
  59             # print(e)
  60             pass
  61
  62         # Sort by original air date, oldest first
  63         aired_lst = sorted(aired_lst, key=operator.itemgetter(1))
  64
  65     # Remove date used for sorting
  66     play_lst = [x[0] for x in aired_lst]
  67     return play_lst
  68
  69
  70 remove_old()
  71 play_lst = find_air_dates(get_all_content(LIBRARY_NAMES))
  72 # Create Playlist
  73 if play_lst:
  74     plex.createPlaylist(TODAY_PLAY_TITLE, play_lst)
  75 else:
  76     print('Found nothing aired on this day in history.')
  77