Hi there 
I am using Python to write my own subtitle download software.
Rather than reimplementing the file renaming myself, I’ve been trying several programs that extract the show info from the video file. However, none of them work as well as the Plex scrapers do.
Could someone point me to the best way, programmatically speaking, to run the Plex scrappers standalone?
I found, for example, the TheTVDB bundle inside the PMS. Should this be my starting point?
Many thanks in advance
I think the answer is going to depend on your platform.
For Linux, see the thread linked below and note that you must be the plex user for it to run properly.
http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/27211-easy-way-to-do-timed-library-scan/
I know something similar is doable for Mac and Windows, but don't know the directory names for the scanner program.
Thanks for your reply.
I am working with OS X, with no plans of supporting other plataforms.
I had already come across the thread you link, but I’m afraid I was not clear enough.
What I’m looking for is a way to use Plex (ie. Plex code) to get the episodes’ info, without having them added to the library. The reason to do that is because I want them renamed before they are actually added.
I guess there’s no way to use the PMS directly to do this, as it’s not its goal. But again, I feel like there’s a good chunk of code I could use to parse the filenames and retrieve information from thetvdb, etc.
Thanks for your time!
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