# Plex Auto-Delete Script

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826>\
**Category:** Dev/API Corner\
**Tags:** other-dev\
**Created:** [October 31, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826 "2013-10-31T18:36:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 4

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**Author:** ![STEEVo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/steevo/32/90387_2.png) [@STEEVo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/STEEVo)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/61 "2014-02-27T07:40:52Z")

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> OK! &nbsp;So it is working, it's just the print command that's failing. That's good!
> 
> So that means that we just have to make the file thingy print properly.
> 
> Try this: &nbsp;
> 
> print "Viewed:" + str(view) + "x | Days Since Viewed: " + str(DaysSinceVideoLastViewed) + " Added: " + str(DaysSincevideoAdded) + " | " + file.encode('utf-8').decode('utf-8')

Shoot. Same thing:

```
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/volume1/scripts/plexautodelete.py", line 377, in 
    print "Viewed:" + str(view) + "x | Days Since Viewed: " + str(DaysSinceVideoLastViewed) + " Added: " + str(DaysSincevideoAdded) + " | " + file.encode('utf-8').decode('utf-8')
UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode character u'\u0101' in position 112: ordinal not in range(128)
```

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**Author:** ![egretsareherons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/838e76/32.png) [@egretsareherons](https://forums.plex.tv/u/egretsareherons)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/62 "2014-02-27T07:45:05Z")

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Yeah. Python's like that. &nbsp;See my edit on my previous comment. &nbsp;If you wrap the print statement in a try/except block, at least it won't fail. &nbsp;You just won't get the output line for unicode files. &nbsp;I'm sure \_someone\_ knows how to fix that problem for reals, but that someone is not me. &nbsp;:)

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**Author:** ![STEEVo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/steevo/32/90387_2.png) [@STEEVo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/STEEVo)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 7:47am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/63 "2014-02-27T07:47:23Z")

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> Yeah. Python's like that. &nbsp;See my edit on my previous comment. &nbsp;If you wrap the print statement in a try/except block, at least it won't fail. &nbsp;You just won't get the output line for unicode files. &nbsp;I'm sure \_someone\_ knows how to fix that problem for reals, but that someone is not me. &nbsp; :)

Haha, thanks for the help! It's not that big of a deal and I am sure someone might stumble across this and know the solution. When that happens, I will update it.&nbsp; :D

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**Author:** ![STEEVo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/steevo/32/90387_2.png) [@STEEVo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/STEEVo)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/64 "2014-02-27T08:33:28Z")

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@egretsareherons, I fooled around a bit more and got it to work thanks to your help!&nbsp; :D

I changed the print lines from this:

```
print "Viewed:" + str(view) + "x | Days Since Viewed: " + str(DaysSinceVideoLastViewed) + " Added: " + str(DaysSincevideoAdded) + " | " + file.encode('utf-8').decode('utf-8')
```

to this (removed the decode portion:)

```
print "Viewed:" + str(view) + "x | Days Since Viewed: " + str(DaysSinceVideoLastViewed) + " Added: " + str(DaysSincevideoAdded) + " | " + file.encode('utf-8')
```

It now works wonderfully! Thanks again for the help&nbsp; :D

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**Author:** ![STEEVo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/steevo/32/90387_2.png) [@STEEVo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/STEEVo)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/65 "2014-02-27T08:35:24Z")

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Here is the updated code in case anyone wants it:

```
#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
####################################################################################
## INFORMATION
####################################################################################
## Developed by: Steven Johnson (minor modifications by egretsareherons)
## (a minor modifications by aross01)
## (a minor modification by STEEVo)
##
## Last Updated: 02/26/2014 5:05PM MST
##
## Description: Auto-Delete Watched Items In Plex
##
## Required Configurations:
## - PC (Blank = AutoDetect | W = Windows | L = Linux/Unix/MAC)
## - Host (Hostname or IP | Blank = 127.0.0.1)
## - Port (Port | Blank = 32400)
## - SectionList - A list of sections to operate on. If this is blank, the script
## will get a list of all sections from the server & operate on all, except
## for the sections listed in IgnoreSections
## - IgnoreSections - Only used if SectionList is blank. When SectionList is blank,
## the script will operate on all available sections of your install
## except for the ones listed here.
## - Delete (1 = Delete | Blank = 0 (For Testing or Review))
## - Move (1 = move files to DestinationDir, 0 = don't move)
## - Copy (1 = copy files to DestinationDir, 0 = don't copy)
## - Shows ( ["Show1","Show2"]; = Kept Shows OR [""]; = DEL ALL SHOWS )
## - OnDeck ( 1 = Keep If On Deck | Blank = Delete Regardless if onDeck )
## - DestinationDir - the place to move or copy your watched files for later manual deletion
## - DestinationSection - if your destination dir is also a configured section, set the 
## number here so TriggerRescan knows to rescan that section when changes are made.
## only used if TriggerRescan is True;
## - TriggerRescan - automatically trigger a deep rescan of changed sections. True or False.
##
## - KeepMode (Blank = Disabled | W = "Watched" | A = "Added")
## Method used to keep items for X number of days (specified by DaysToKeep below.)
## You may choose to base the keep on the last "watched" or "added" date.
## - DaysToKeep ("30" = Keep items for 30 days following the KeepMode selected)
##
####################################################################################
####################################################################################

PC = “”  
Host = “”  
Port = “”  
SectionList = []  
IgnoreSections = []  
Delete = “0”  
Move = “0”  
Copy = “0”  
Shows = []  
OnDeck = “”  
DestinationDir = “”  
DestinationSection = “”  
TriggerRescan = False  
KeepMode = “”  
DaysToKeep = 30  
####################################################################################

## NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE

####################################################################################  
import os  
import xml.dom.minidom  
import platform  
import re  
import shutil  
import datetime

####################################################################################

## Check On Deck

####################################################################################  
def CheckOnDeck( CheckDeckFile ):  
InTheDeck = 0  
for DeckVideoNode in deck.getElementsByTagName(“Video”):  
DeckMediaNode = DeckVideoNode.getElementsByTagName(“Media”)  
for DeckMedia in DeckMediaNode:  
DeckPartNode = DeckMedia.getElementsByTagName(“Part”)  
for DeckPart in DeckPartNode:  
Deckfile = DeckPart.getAttribute(“file”)  
if CheckDeckFile==Deckfile:  
InTheDeck += 1  
else:  
InTheDeck += 0  
return InTheDeck

####################################################################################

## Check Shows And Delete If Configured

####################################################################################  
def CheckShows( CheckFile ):  
global FileCount  
global DeleteCount  
global MoveCount  
global CopyCount  
global FlaggedCount  
global OnDeckCount  
global ShowsCount  
global DestinationDir  
FileCount += 1  
CantDelete = 0  
ShowFound = “”  
changed = 0

## – CHECK SHOWS –

for Show in Shows:  
Show = re.sub(’[^A-Za-z0-9]+’, ‘’, Show).strip()  
if Show=="":  
CantDelete = 0  
else:  
if (’ ’ in Show) == True:  
if all(str(Word) in CheckFile for Word in Show.split()):  
CantDelete += 1  
ShowFound = “[” + Show + “]”  
ShowsCount += 1  
else:  
CantDelete += 0  
else:  
if Show in CheckFile:  
CantDelete += 1  
ShowFound = “[” + Show + “]”  
ShowsCount += 1  
else:  
CantDelete += 0

## – Check OnDeck –

if OnDeck==“1”:  
IsOnDeck = CheckOnDeck(CheckFile);  
if IsOnDeck==0:  
CantDelete += 0  
else:  
CantDelete += 1  
ShowFound = “[OnDeck]” + ShowFound  
OnDeckCount += 1

## – Check if video older than days to keep [Viewed method] –

if KeepMode==“W”:  
if DaysToKeep \> DaysSinceVideoLastViewed:  
CantDelete += 1  
ShowsCount += 1

# ShowFound = " | Days Since Viewed:" + str(DaysSinceVideoLastViewed) +" |" + ShowFound

## – Check if video older than days to keep [Added method] –

if KeepMode==“A”:  
if DaysToKeep \> DaysSinceVideoAdded:  
CantDelete += 1  
ShowsCount += 1

# ShowFound = " | Days Since Added:" + str(DaysSinceVideoAdded) +" |" + ShowFound

## – DELETE SHOWS –

if CantDelete == 0:  
if Delete==“1”:  
print("**[DELETED] " + CheckFile)  
try:  
os.remove(file)  
changed = 1  
except Exception, e:  
print “error deleting file: %s” % e  
DeleteCount += 1  
elif Move == “1”:  
try:  
os.utime(os.path.realpath(CheckFile), None)  
shutil.move(os.path.realpath(CheckFile), DestinationDir)  
print("**[MOVED] " + CheckFile)  
changed = 1  
except Exception, e:  
print “error moving file: %s” % e  
if os.path.islink(CheckFile):  
os.unlink(CheckFile)  
MoveCount += 1  
elif Copy == “1”:  
try:  
shutil.copy(os.path.realpath(CheckFile), DestinationDir)  
changed = 1  
except Exception, e:  
print “error copying file: %s” % e  
print("\*\*[COPIED] " + CheckFile)  
CopyCount += 1

```
else:
  print("**[FLAGGED] " + CheckFile)
  FlaggedCount += 1

```

else:  
print("[KEEPING]")  
return changed

####################################################################################

## Checking URL

####################################################################################  
if Host=="":  
Host=“127.0.0.1”  
if Port=="":  
Port=“32400”

print("----------------------------------------------------------------------------")  
print(" Detected Settings")  
print("----------------------------------------------------------------------------")  
print("Host: " + Host)  
print("Port: " + Port)  
#print("Section: " + Section)  
#print("URL: " + URL)  
#print("OnDeck URL: " + OnDeckURL)

if KeepMode==“W”:  
print(“Keep Mode: Keeping for " + str(DaysToKeep) + " days following the date last viewed”)  
elif KeepMode==“A”:  
print(“Keep Mode: Keeping viewed items that were added to the library less than " + str(DaysToKeep) + " days ago”)  
else:  
print(“Keep Mode: DISABLED”)

####################################################################################

## Checking Shows

####################################################################################  
NoDelete = " | "  
ShowCount = len(Shows)  
print("Show Count: " + str(ShowCount))

for Show in Shows:  
Show = re.sub(’[^A-Za-z0-9]+’, ‘’, Show).strip()  
if Show=="":  
NoDelete += "(None Listed) | "  
ShowCount -= 1  
else:  
NoDelete += Show + " | "

print("Number of Shows Detected For Keeping: " + str(ShowCount))  
print (“Shows to Keep:” + NoDelete)

###################################################################################

## Checking Delete

####################################################################################  
if Delete==“1”:  
print(“Delete: _ **Enabled** _”)  
else:  
print(“Delete: Disabled - Flagging Only”)

if OnDeck==“1”:  
print(“Delete OnDeck: No”)  
else:  
print(“Delete OnDeck: Yes”)

####################################################################################

## Checking OS

####################################################################################  
AD = “”  
if PC=="":  
AD = “(Auto Detected)”  
if platform.system()==“Windows”:  
PC = “W”  
elif platform.system()==“Linux”:  
PC = “L”  
elif platform.system()==“Darwin”:  
PC = “L”

FileCount = 0  
DeleteCount = 0  
MoveCount = 0  
CopyCount = 0  
FlaggedCount = 0  
OnDeckCount = 0  
ShowsCount = 0  
RescannedSections = []

####################################################################################

## Get list of sections

####################################################################################

if PC==“L”:  
print("Operating System: Linux " + AD)  
import urllib2  
elif PC==“W”:  
print("Operating System: Windows " + AD)  
import urllib.request  
else:  
print(“Operating System: \*\* Not Configured \*\* (” + platform.system() + “) is not recognized.”)  
exit()

if not SectionList:  
URL = (“http://” + Host + “:” + Port + “/library/sections/”)  
doc = xml.dom.minidom.parse(urllib2.urlopen(URL))  
for Section in doc.getElementsByTagName(“Directory”):  
if Section.getAttribute(“key”) not in IgnoreSections:  
SectionList.append(Section.getAttribute(“key”))

SectionList.sort(key=int)  
print “Section List Mode: Auto”;  
print "Operating on sections: " + ‘,’.join(str(x) for x in SectionList)  
print "Skipping Sections: " + ‘,’.join(str(x) for x in IgnoreSections)

else:  
print “Section List Mode: User-defined”  
print "Operating on user-defined sections: " + ‘,’.join(str(x) for x in SectionList)

####################################################################################

## Loop on sections

####################################################################################  
rescan\_destination = False

for Section in SectionList:  
Section = str(Section)  
URL = (“http://” + Host + “:” + Port + “/library/sections/” + Section + “/recentlyViewed”)  
OnDeckURL = (“http://” + Host + “:” + Port + “/library/sections/” + Section + “/onDeck”)  
####################################################################################

## Setting OS Based Variables

####################################################################################  
if PC==“L”:  
doc = xml.dom.minidom.parse(urllib2.urlopen(URL))  
deck = xml.dom.minidom.parse(urllib2.urlopen(OnDeckURL))  
elif PC==“W”:  
doc = xml.dom.minidom.parse(urllib.request.urlopen(URL))  
deck = xml.dom.minidom.parse(urllib.request.urlopen(OnDeckURL))  
SectionName = doc.getElementsByTagName(“MediaContainer”)[0].getAttribute(“title1”)  
print("")  
print("--------- Section “+ Section +”: " + SectionName + " -----------------------------------")

####################################################################################

## Get Files for Watched Shows

####################################################################################  
changed = 0  
for VideoNode in doc.getElementsByTagName(“Video”):  
view = VideoNode.getAttribute(“viewCount”)  
if view == ‘’:  
view = 0  
view = int(view)  
################################################################  
###Find number of days between date video was viewed and today  
lastViewedAt = VideoNode.getAttribute(“lastViewedAt”)  
d1 = datetime.datetime.today()  
d2 = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(float(lastViewedAt))  
DaysSinceVideoLastViewed = (d1 - d2).days  
################################################################  
################################################################  
###Find number of days between date video was added and today  
addedAt = VideoNode.getAttribute(“addedAt”)  
d1 = datetime.datetime.today()  
da2 = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(float(addedAt))  
DaysSinceVideoAdded = (d1 - da2).days  
################################################################  
MediaNode = VideoNode.getElementsByTagName(“Media”)  
for Media in MediaNode:  
PartNode = Media.getElementsByTagName(“Part”)  
for Part in PartNode:  
file = Part.getAttribute(“file”)

```
    #NEW:
    if PC == 'L':
      file = urllib2.unquote(file.encode('utf-8')).decode('utf-8')
    else:
      import urllib
      file = urllib.unquote(file.encode('utf-8')).decode('utf-8')
    
    if str(view)!="0":
      print(" ")
    if KeepMode=="W":
      if str(view)!="0":
        print "Viewed:" + str(view) + "x | Days Since Viewed: " + str(DaysSinceVideoLastViewed) + " | " + file.encode('utf-8')
        if view > 0:
          if os.path.isfile(file):
            changed += CheckShows(file);
          else:
            print("##[NOT FOUND] " + file)
    if KeepMode=="A":
      if str(view)!="0": 
        print "Viewed:" + str(view) + "x | Days Since Added: " + str(DaysSinceVideoAdded) + " | " + file.encode('utf-8')
        if view > 0:
          if os.path.isfile(file):
            changed += CheckShows(file);
          else:
            print("##[NOT FOUND] " + file)
    if KeepMode=="":
      if str(view)!="0":
        print "Viewed:" + str(view) + "x | Days Since Viewed: " + str(DaysSinceVideoLastViewed) + " Added: " + str(DaysSinceVideoAdded) + " | " + file.encode('utf-8')
        if view > 0:
          if os.path.isfile(file):
            changed += CheckShows(file);
          else:
            print("##[NOT FOUND] " + file)

```

# rescan this section if necessary

if TriggerRescan and changed:  
URL = (“http://” + Host + “:” + Port + “/library/sections/” + Section + “/refresh?deep=1”)  
blah = urllib2.urlopen(URL)  
RescannedSections.append(SectionName + ‘(’ + Section + ‘)’)  
rescan\_destination = True

# rescan destination section if necessary

if TriggerRescan and DestinationSection and rescan\_destination:  
URL = (“http://” + Host + “:” + Port + “/library/sections/” + str(DestinationSection) + “/refresh?deep=1”)  
blah = urllib2.urlopen(URL)  
RescannedSections.append(’[destination dir]’ + ‘(’ + str(DestinationSection) + ‘)’)

print("")  
print("----------------------------------------------------------------------------")  
print("----------------------------------------------------------------------------")  
print(" Summary – Script Completed Successfully")  
print("----------------------------------------------------------------------------")  
print("")  
print(" Total File Count " + str(FileCount))  
print(" Kept Show Files " + str(ShowsCount))  
print(" On Deck Files " + str(OnDeckCount))  
print(" Deleted Files " + str(DeleteCount))  
print(" Moved Files " + str(MoveCount))  
print(" Copied Files " + str(CopyCount))  
print(" Flagged Files " + str(FlaggedCount))  
print(" Rescanned Sections " + ', '.join(str(x) for x in RescannedSections) )  
print("")  
print("----------------------------------------------------------------------------")  
print("----------------------------------------------------------------------------")
```

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**Author:** ![egretsareherons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/838e76/32.png) [@egretsareherons](https://forums.plex.tv/u/egretsareherons)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/66 "2014-02-27T08:41:22Z")

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Nice, STEEVo!&nbsp; :D

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**Author:** ![natew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8dc957/32.png) [@natew](https://forums.plex.tv/u/natew)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/67 "2014-03-01T23:31:28Z")

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Wow, you guys are quick! Thanks Steve4x4 for the suggestion, I will try it out.

And thanks everyone for all the tweaking and work on this.

Nate

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**Author:** ![eskwire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/eskwire/32/3842_2.png) [@eskwire](https://forums.plex.tv/u/eskwire)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/68 "2014-03-01T23:34:36Z")

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Someting that i would recommend is deletion of .srt file and asocieted files to the movie or tv show files.

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**Author:** ![akabdog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/akabdog/32/9806_2.png) [@akabdog](https://forums.plex.tv/u/akabdog)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/69 "2014-03-03T00:49:55Z")

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Thanks again for all that contributed.

I'm having a little trouble with the two variables "SectionList" and "IgnoreSections".

If I specify SectionList I get http errors. If I specify IgnoredSections, it says it is going to ignore them but takes action on them regardless.

I want to run the script on ONLY the section "Current TV". Here is what I tried:

**====Attempt 1====**

**==Options==**

PC = ""

Host = ""

Port = ""

SectionList = ["Current TV"]

IgnoredSections = []

Delete = "0"

Move = "1"

Copy = "0"

Shows = [""]

OnDeck = ""

DestinationDir = "/t/\_watched"

DestinationSection = "Watched TV"

TriggerRescan = False

KeepMode = ""

DaysToKeep = 0

&nbsp;

**==Result==**

Host: 127.0.0.1

Port: 32400

Keep Mode: DISABLED

Show Count: 1

Number of Shows Detected For Keeping: 0

Shows to Keep: | (None Listed) |&nbsp;

Delete: Disabled - Flagging Only

Delete OnDeck: Yes

Operating System: Linux (Auto Detected)

Section List Mode: User-defined

Operating on user-defined sections: Current TV

Traceback (most recent call last):

&nbsp; File "./plex\_move\_watched.py", line 310, in 

&nbsp; &nbsp; doc = xml.dom.minidom.parse(urllib2.urlopen(URL))

&nbsp; File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 126, in urlopen

&nbsp; &nbsp; return \_opener.open(url, data, timeout)

&nbsp; File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 406, in open

&nbsp; &nbsp; response = meth(req, response)

&nbsp; File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 519, in http\_response

&nbsp; &nbsp; 'http', request, response, code, msg, hdrs)

&nbsp; File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 444, in error

&nbsp; &nbsp; return self.\_call\_chain(\*args)

&nbsp; File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 378, in \_call\_chain

&nbsp; &nbsp; result = func(\*args)

&nbsp; File "/usr/lib/python2.7/urllib2.py", line 527, in http\_error\_default

&nbsp; &nbsp; raise HTTPError(req.get\_full\_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)

urllib2.HTTPError: HTTP Error 400: Bad Request

&nbsp;

**====Attempt 2====**

**==Options==**

PC = ""

Host = ""

Port = ""

SectionList = []

IgnoreSections = ["Movies","Old TV","Watched TV","Inbound Folder","Watched Movies"]

Delete = "0"

Move = "1"

Copy = "0"

Shows = [""]

OnDeck = ""

DestinationDir = "/t/\_watched"

DestinationSection = "Watched TV"

TriggerRescan = False

DaysToKeep = 0

&nbsp;

**==Result==**

Host: 127.0.0.1

Port: 32400

Keep Mode: DISABLED

Show Count: 1

Number of Shows Detected For Keeping: 0

Shows to Keep: | (None Listed) |&nbsp;

Delete: Disabled - Flagging Only

Delete OnDeck: Yes

Operating System: Linux (Auto Detected)

Section List Mode: Auto

Operating on sections: 6,8,9,10,11,13

Skipping Sections: Movies,Old TV,Watched TV,Inbound Folder,Watched Movies

&nbsp;

--------- Section 6: Current TV -----------------------------------

...

--------- Section 8: Old TV -----------------------------------

...

--------- Section 9: Inbound Folder -----------------------------------

...

--------- Section 10: Movies -----------------------------------

...

--------- Section 11: Watched TV -----------------------------------

...

--------- Section 13: Watched Movies -----------------------------------

...

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Summary -- Script Completed Successfully

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

&nbsp;

&nbsp; Total File Count &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;7

&nbsp; Kept Show Files &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0

&nbsp; On Deck Files &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0

&nbsp; Deleted Files &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0

&nbsp; Moved Files &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 7

&nbsp; Copied Files &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0

&nbsp; Flagged Files &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0

&nbsp; Rescanned Sections &nbsp; &nbsp;

&nbsp;

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

&nbsp;

**==version==**

ubuntu&nbsp;0.9.9.5.411-da1d892

plex\_move\_watched\_v3.py

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**Author:** ![STEEVo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/steevo/32/90387_2.png) [@STEEVo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/STEEVo)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/70 "2014-03-03T06:01:13Z")

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@akabdog,

Your problem is you can't use names for sections. You have to put the section number(s.)

example: SectionList and IgnoredSections have to be like this: [2] or [1,2] (numbers, not names)

edit: Look at Steven 4x4's first post for instructions on finding your section numbers

```
**You can See what Sections are Available by going to: http : // 192.168.X.X:32400/library/sections/
```

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**Author:** ![G-Mono\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@G-Mono\_1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/G-Mono_1)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2014, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/71 "2014-04-06T13:09:48Z")

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Hi Guys,

This script is great, thanks everybody for it. I got to work the first two versions. But if I try to use the code posted on 27th of February by STEEVo I get the following error:

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           Detected Settings
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Host: 127.0.0.1
Port: 32400
Keep Mode: DISABLED
Show Count: 0
Number of Shows Detected For Keeping: 0
Shows to Keep: | 
Delete: Disabled - Flagging Only
Delete OnDeck: Yes
Operating System: Linux 
Section List Mode: Auto
Operating on sections: 1,2
Skipping Sections:

--------- Section 1: Movies -----------------------------------  
Traceback (most recent call last):  
File “./AutoDelete.py”, line 333, in   
d2 = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(float(lastViewedAt))  
ValueError: could not convert string to float:
```

Any idea what I have done wrong? I didn't make any adjustments on the code.

I am working on a Mac.

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**Author:** ![STEEVo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/steevo/32/90387_2.png) [@STEEVo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/STEEVo)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/72 "2014-04-07T16:06:24Z")

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GMono, I just tested the script on my mac and it worked without issue. Perhaps someone here with more expertise than I can help you figure out why you are getting that error...&nbsp; :unsure:

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**Author:** ![eskwire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/eskwire/32/3842_2.png) [@eskwire](https://forums.plex.tv/u/eskwire)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/73 "2014-04-07T16:32:23Z")

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I had a problem more or lest similar solve by changing how i edit the file. some apps don't have the right symbols.

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**Author:** ![G-Mono\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@G-Mono\_1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/G-Mono_1)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/74 "2014-04-08T19:09:27Z")

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STEEVo did you use nano as well via terminal? Or did you use another program?

esquire do you know any other programs for Mac?

Thanks for your help guys!

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**Author:** ![eskwire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/eskwire/32/3842_2.png) [@eskwire](https://forums.plex.tv/u/eskwire)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/75 "2014-04-08T20:01:37Z")

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I use to use TextEdit and there is when i start to find error when i run the code, i have Coda to program i decide to use it to edit the file and after that it work for me. You could check the typo to see if you are leavening it exactly the same.

Eddit you could try one of this free ones&nbsp;[http://mac.appstorm.net/roundups/web-dev/the-best-code-editors-for-your-mac-in-2013/](http://mac.appstorm.net/roundups/web-dev/the-best-code-editors-for-your-mac-in-2013/)

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**Author:** ![G-Mono\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@G-Mono\_1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/G-Mono_1)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/76 "2014-04-10T04:25:00Z")

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Thanks eskwire. I’ll try the it this weekend. Hopefully I’ll find the error

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**Author:** ![G-Mono\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@G-Mono\_1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/G-Mono_1)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/77 "2014-04-12T13:56:53Z")

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Update:

So the error is in the part where the lastViewedAt is being retrieved. But strangely the part where addedAt is being retrieved works fine. The both look exactly the same, so I can't find the problem.&nbsp;For the moment I just took out the code where lastViewedAt is being retrieved.&nbsp;

```
################################################################
    ###Find number of days between date video was viewed and today
    ###lastViewedAt = VideoNode.getAttribute("lastViewedAt")
    ###d1 = datetime.datetime.today()
    ###d2 = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(float(lastViewedAt))
    ###DaysSinceVideoLastViewed = (d1 - d2).days 
    ################################################################
    ################################################################
    ###Find number of days between date video was added and today
    addedAt = VideoNode.getAttribute("addedAt")
    d1 = datetime.datetime.today()
    da2 = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(float(addedAt))
    DaysSinceVideoAdded = (d1 - da2).days 
    ################################################################
```

The script just works fine now. I just won't be able to use the Keepmode Watch now. But for now it's fine with with.&nbsp;

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**Author:** ![mordamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@mordamus](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mordamus)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/78 "2014-05-10T19:46:03Z")

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Is it possible to add the possibility to delete extra files, like subtitles

Criminal.Minds.S09E19.SD.TV-lol.mp4 \<--- show

Criminal.Minds.S09E20.SD.TV-LOL.en.srt \<--- english subtitle

Criminal.Minds.S09E19.SD.TV-lol.srt \<-- main subttiel

I think the abitity to add a wildcard in the filename, {filename}\*

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**Author:** ![mordamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@mordamus](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mordamus)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/79 "2014-05-22T09:58:45Z")

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I made a little contribution based on the first version (dont need that stuff of delayed deleting)

This contribution allows the deletion of similair files (like subtitles

{code}

import glob

{code}

{code}

## -- DELETE SHOWS --  
&nbsp; if CantDelete == 0:  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; if Delete=="1":  
**&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; similairFiles = os.path.splitext(file)[0] + "\*"  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; for deleteFile in glob.glob(similairFiles):  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; print("\*\*[DELETED] " + deleteFile)  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; os.remove(deleteFile)**  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DeleteCount += 1  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; else:  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; print("\*\*[FLAGGED] " + CheckFile)  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; FlaggedCount += 1  
&nbsp; else:  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; print("[KEEPING]" + ShowFound + " " + CheckFile)

{code}

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**Author:** ![eskwire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/eskwire/32/3842_2.png) [@eskwire](https://forums.plex.tv/u/eskwire)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2014, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-auto-delete-script/45826/80 "2014-05-27T05:02:37Z")

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I have to try it.

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