Kodi Development 22.0
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Library - xbmcaddon
Python

Detailed Description

Kodi's addon class.

Offers classes and functions that manipulate the add-on settings, information and localization.

Class: xbmcaddon.Addon([id])

Creates a new AddOn class.

Parameters
id[opt] string - id of the addon as specified in addon.xml
Note
Specifying the addon id is not needed.
Important however is that the addon folder has the same name as the AddOn id provided in addon.xml.
You can optionally specify the addon id from another installed addon to retrieve settings from it.
v13 Python API changes
id is optional as it will be auto detected for this add-on instance.

Example:

..
self.Addon = xbmcaddon.Addon()
self.Addon = xbmcaddon.Addon('script.foo.bar')
..

Topics

 Settings
 Add-on settings
 

Function Documentation

◆ getLocalizedString()

getLocalizedString ( ...)

Function: xbmcaddon.Addon([id]).getLocalizedString(id)

Returns an addon's localized 'string'.

Parameters
idinteger - id# for string you want to localize.
Returns
Localized 'string'
v13 Python API changes
id is optional as it will be auto detected for this add-on instance.

Example:

..
locstr = self.Addon.getLocalizedString(32000)
..
getLocalizedString
getLocalizedString(...)
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◆ getSettings()

getSettings ( ...)

Function: xbmcaddon.Addon([id]).getSettings()

Returns a wrapper around the addon's settings.

Returns
Settings wrapper
v20 Python API changes
New function added.

Example:

..
settings = self.Addon.getSettings()
..

◆ getSetting()

getSetting ( ...)

Function: xbmcaddon.Addon([id]).getSetting(id)

Returns the value of a setting as string.

Parameters
idstring - id of the setting that the module needs to access.
Returns
Setting as a string
v13 Python API changes
id is optional as it will be auto detected for this add-on instance.

Example:

..
apikey = self.Addon.getSetting('apikey')
..
getSetting
getSetting(...)
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◆ getSettingBool()

getSettingBool ( ...)

Function: xbmcaddon.Addon([id]).getSettingBool(id)

Returns the value of a setting as a boolean.

Parameters
idstring - id of the setting that the module needs to access.
Returns
Setting as a boolean
v18 Python API changes
New function added.
v20 Python API changes
Deprecated. Use Settings.getBool() instead.

Example:

..
enabled = self.Addon.getSettingBool('enabled')
..

◆ getSettingInt()

getSettingInt ( ...)

Function: xbmcaddon.Addon([id]).getSettingInt(id)

Returns the value of a setting as an integer.

Parameters
idstring - id of the setting that the module needs to access.
Returns
Setting as an integer
v18 Python API changes
New function added.
v20 Python API changes
Deprecated. Use Settings.getInt() instead.

Example:

..
max = self.Addon.getSettingInt('max')
..

◆ getSettingNumber()

getSettingNumber ( ...)

Function: xbmcaddon.Addon([id]).getSettingNumber(id)

Returns the value of a setting as a floating point number.

Parameters
idstring - id of the setting that the module needs to access.
Returns
Setting as a floating point number
v18 Python API changes
New function added.
v20 Python API changes
Deprecated. Use Settings.getNumber() instead.

Example:

..
max = self.Addon.getSettingNumber('max')
..

◆ getSettingString()

getSettingString ( ...)

Function: xbmcaddon.Addon([id]).getSettingString(id)

Returns the value of a setting as a string.

Parameters
idstring - id of the setting that the module needs to access.
Returns
Setting as a string
v18 Python API changes
New function added.
v20 Python API changes
Deprecated. Use Settings.getString() instead.

Example:

..
apikey = self.Addon.getSettingString('apikey')
..

◆ setSetting()

setSetting ( ...)

Function: xbmcaddon.Addon([id]).setSetting(id, value)

Sets a script setting.

Parameters
idstring - id of the setting that the module needs to access.
valuestring - value of the setting.
Note
You can use the above as keywords for arguments.
v13 Python API changes
id is optional as it will be auto detected for this add-on instance.

Example:

..
self.Addon.setSetting(id='username', value='teamkodi')
..
setSetting
setSetting(...)
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◆ setSettingBool()

setSettingBool ( ...)

Function: xbmcaddon.Addon([id]).setSettingBool(id, value)

Sets a script setting.

Parameters
idstring - id of the setting that the module needs to access.
valueboolean - value of the setting.
Returns
True if the value of the setting was set, false otherwise
Note
You can use the above as keywords for arguments.
v18 Python API changes
New function added.
v20 Python API changes
Deprecated. Use Settings.setBool() instead.

Example:

..
self.Addon.setSettingBool(id='enabled', value=True)
..

◆ setSettingInt()

setSettingInt ( ...)

Function: xbmcaddon.Addon([id]).setSettingInt(id, value)

Sets a script setting.

Parameters
idstring - id of the setting that the module needs to access.
valueinteger - value of the setting.
Returns
True if the value of the setting was set, false otherwise
Note
You can use the above as keywords for arguments.
v18 Python API changes
New function added.
v20 Python API changes
Deprecated. Use Settings.setInt() instead.

Example:

..
self.Addon.setSettingInt(id='max', value=5)
..

◆ setSettingNumber()

setSettingNumber ( ...)

Function: xbmcaddon.Addon([id]).setSettingNumber(id, value)

Sets a script setting.

Parameters
idstring - id of the setting that the module needs to access.
valuefloat - value of the setting.
Returns
True if the value of the setting was set, false otherwise
Note
You can use the above as keywords for arguments.
v18 Python API changes
New function added.
v20 Python API changes
Deprecated. Use Settings.setNumber() instead.

Example:

..
self.Addon.setSettingNumber(id='max', value=5.5)
..

◆ setSettingString()

setSettingString ( ...)

Function: xbmcaddon.Addon([id]).setSettingString(id, value)

Sets a script setting.

Parameters
idstring - id of the setting that the module needs to access.
valuestring or unicode - value of the setting.
Returns
True if the value of the setting was set, false otherwise
Note
You can use the above as keywords for arguments.
v18 Python API changes
New function added.
v20 Python API changes
Deprecated. Use Settings.setString() instead.

Example:

..
self.Addon.setSettingString(id='username', value='teamkodi')
..

◆ openSettings()

openSettings ( )

Function: xbmcaddon.Addon([id]).openSettings()

Opens this scripts settings dialog.

Example:

..
self.Addon.openSettings()
..

◆ getAddonInfo()

getAddonInfo ( ...)

Function: xbmcaddon.Addon([id]).getAddonInfo(id)

Returns the value of an addon property as a string.

Parameters
idstring - id of the property that the module needs to access.
Choices for the property are
author changelog description disclaimer
fanart icon id name
path profile stars summary
type version
Returns
AddOn property as a string

Example:

..
version = self.Addon.getAddonInfo('version')
..