Create Smart Collection based on file location

[crakerjac21]

Server Version#: Linux 1.24.5.5173
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Is there a way to create a ‘Smart Collection’ based on file location?

I use Plex to host shows off my TiVo. Shows I record go into a folder /media/tivo/recordings. Tivo suggestions (shows tivo records to ensure there is always something to watch based on my watching habits… Essentially re-runs of old favorites) get saved to /media/tivo/suggestions. Until this point, these have been 2 separate libraries. I would like to combine these into a single library and use the smart collections feature. This way, if I want to find a family friendly show for the kids, I can search by genre and not necessarily care if it’s a recording or suggestion. However, if I want to look at my list of recordings/suggestions, I can filter by collection… Without having to update tags manually… For every recording.

Is this possible? Or is there a better way to do this?

[crakerjac21]

Anybody? Where can I request a feature? I’d like to create a ‘Smart Collection’ based on file location.

I have my TV shows broken down into 3 logical folders on my hard drive. I’d like to combine them into a single Plex library so if the kids want to watch say ‘Sesame Street’, they don’t care if it’s a new episode or a re-run. However, if I want to watch something, I may only care about ‘new’ episodes in the Recordings folder (hence Smart Collection).

[tom80H]

There’s currently no such option.
There is an open feature suggestion asking for an option to filter items by their path (or segments of their path). Though it’s a bit older and hasn’t gotten a lot of attention / interest from the community.

Feature Request: File Path filter // Automatic dynamic Full Pathname tags & associated Filter

We have other requests that are similar to this but not the same. What I would like is to have a class of user tags for all media files that would be dynamically and automatically created based on the full pathname of the media object and to add a filter option for selecting these dynamic tags in all the players. So every path name Text for a media object and it is the full path including folder and all nested sub folder names and file names, plex media server would break up into discrete wor…

[dbirch]

there are tools you can use for flagging/tagging that uses plex’s own API if you are programing mindset.

[crakerjac21]

Linky? I was not aware of any such tools. I have no problem creating a bash script to tag each file based on path. That would actually be very helpful.

[dbirch]

I use python and the PlexAPI · PyPI package. Little more complex than a simple bash script

[crakerjac21]

Python works too. Thanks @dbirch !

[dbirch]

Im using an older version of that package, but Ill post a couple useful snipits.

    video.addLabel('TAG')

---

    account = MyPlexAccount('<username>', '<password>')
    plex = account.resource('<servername>').connect()

---

    places = ['<show library name>']
    for place in places:
      tv_shows = plex.library.section(place)
      for show in tv_shows.all():

---

    episodes = None
    error_count = 0
    while not episodes:
      try:
        episodes = show.episodes()
      except:
        error_count +=1
        pass
      if error_count > 10:
        episodes = show.episodes()
      time.sleep(2)
    for video in episodes:
      for part in video.iterParts():
        filename = part.file
      if not re.search(ur'<path fragment>',filename,flags=re.I):

[crakerjac21]

So I found a way to iterate through all my shows, but it looks like there is a limitation I’m hitting with Plex. I can add a Genre or Label to a show, but not an episode… I may have a show that I actively record show up in the ‘Recordings’ bucket, but re-runs get tossed in the ‘Suggestions’ bucket. Same show, but I’d like each episode to have a respective ‘filter’ I can apply…

Any ideas on a filter I can apply at the episode level?

def main():
    plex = PlexServer(baseurl, token)

    alltvshows = plex.library.section('02 - All TV Shows')
    for tvshow in alltvshows.all():
        for episode in tvshow.episodes():
            for locstring in episode.locations:
                if "Tivo/Recordings" in locstring:
                    print("Recording")
                    episode.addLabel("Recording") # addLabel doesn't exist for show....
                elif "Tivo/Suggestions" in locstring:
                    print("Suggestion")
                    episode.addLabel("Suggestion") # addLabel doesn't exist for show....
                elif "Chromecast/TV Shows" in locstring:
                    print("Archive")
                    episode.addLabel("Archive") # addLabel doesn't exist for show....

[crakerjac21]

Ended up just tagging each show instead of each episode. Some shows/episodes will show up in multiple buckets, but I think I can work with that.

[dbirch]

if you wanna do it kinda hacky use addCollection(“re-run”) instead of addLabel