YAML problem with example from "cookbook"

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i’m trying to implement this kodi app on my system, the appdaemon script gives me a YAML syntax error ((mapping values are not allowed), even when i test that with yamlint

can anyone explain whats the problem? https://home-assistant.io/cookbook/automation_kodi_dynamic_input_select/

import appdaemon.appapi as appapi
from homeassistant.components.media_player.kodi import (
    EVENT_KODI_CALL_METHOD_RESULT)

ENTITY = 'input_select.kodi_results'
MEDIA_PLAYER = 'media_player.kodi'
DEFAULT_ACTION = "Nothing to do"
MAX_RESULTS = 20

class DynamicKodiInputSelect(appapi.AppDaemon):
    """AppDaemon app to dynamically populate an `input_select`."""
    _ids_options = None

    def initialize(self):
        """Set up appdaemon app."""
        self.listen_event(self._receive_kodi_result,
                          EVENT_KODI_CALL_METHOD_RESULT)
        self.listen_state(self._change_selected_option, ENTITY)
        # Input select:
        self._ids_options = {DEFAULT_ACTION: None}

    def _receive_kodi_result(self, event_id, payload_event, *args):
        result = payload_event['result']
        method = payload_event['input']['method']

        assert event_id == EVENT_KODI_CALL_METHOD_RESULT
        if method == 'VideoLibrary.GetRecentlyAddedMovies':
            values = result['movies'][:MAX_RESULTS]
            data = [('{} ({})'.format(r['label'], r['year']),
                     ('MOVIE', r['file'])) for r in values]
            self._ids_options.update(dict(zip(*zip(*data))))
            labels = list(list(zip(*data))[0])
            self.call_service('input_select/set_options',
                              entity_id=ENTITY,
                              options=[DEFAULT_ACTION] + labels)
            self.set_state(ENTITY,
                           attributes={"friendly_name": 'Recent Movies',
                                       "icon": 'mdi:movie'})
        elif method == 'VideoLibrary.GetRecentlyAddedEpisodes':
            values = list(filter(lambda r: not r['lastplayed'],
                                 result['episodes']))[:MAX_RESULTS]
            data = [('{} - {}'.format(r['showtitle'], r['label']),
                     ('TVSHOW', r['file'])) for r in values]
            self._ids_options.update(dict(zip(*zip(*data))))
            labels = list(list(zip(*data))[0])
            self.call_service('input_select/set_options',
                              entity_id=ENTITY,
                              options=[DEFAULT_ACTION] + labels)
            self.set_state(ENTITY,
                           attributes={"friendly_name": 'Recent TvShows',
                                       "icon": 'mdi:play-circle'})
        elif method == 'PVR.GetChannels':
            values = result['channels']
            data = [(r['label'], ('CHANNEL', r['channelid']))
                    for r in values]
            self._ids_options.update(dict(zip(*zip(*data))))
            labels = list(list(zip(*data))[0])
            self.call_service('input_select/set_options',
                              entity_id=ENTITY,
                              options=[DEFAULT_ACTION] + labels)
            self.set_state(ENTITY,
                           attributes={"friendly_name": 'TV channels',
                                       "icon": 'mdi:play-box-outline'})

    def _change_selected_option(self, entity, attribute, old, new, kwargs):
        selected = self._ids_options[new]
        if selected:
            mediatype, file = selected
            self.call_service('media_player/play_media',
                              entity_id=MEDIA_PLAYER,
                              media_content_type=mediatype,
                              media_content_id=file)
2

Where are you entering this code?

If you are entreeing it into a config file it will error out. That is python code, not meant to be entered in to a config file.

3

im entering it to apps.yaml under appdaemon

4

that needs to be a separate file.

apps.yaml should only contain your yaml for your apps. Your app itself will be in a separate py file, in which this code will be pasted.

5

thanks, didnt know that…
now…

1.i paste the code into kodi_input_select.py under apps directory (which i point to in appdaemon.yaml).
2. in the apps.yaml i entered :

kodi_input_select:
  module: homeassistant
  class: DynamicKodiInputSelect

im not really sure what the module should be…im getting :

> line 2, in <module>
>     from homeassistant.components.media_player.kodi import (EVENT_KODI_CALL_METHOD_RESULT)
> ImportError: No module named 'homeassistant'

what did i do wrong now?

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Is this in the correct directory for appdaemon? homeassistant is the module that all of home assistant works from. If that’s not importing correctly, then something isn’t correct.

I also suggest you brush up on python. Using this will be near impossible if you do not know python syntax or errors.

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i add this to be sure where the app dir is : app_dir: /home/hasamba/.homeassistant/conf/apps

im not a coder, thats why i tried using already maid examples from the “cookbook”.

never mind, thanks anyway

8

That’s the thing, the item you are trying to implement isn’t ‘already made’. Its an example to use to build your own. A few changes are needed to make that work for your setup.

9

ok, thanks anyway

10

line 2, in
from homeassistant.components.media_player.kodi import (EVENT_KODI_CALL_METHOD_RESULT)
ImportError: No module named ‘homeassistant’

Whats the problem?

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I’m not sure what his problem was. The guy didn’t know python and was using other people as a debugger instead of learning the language.