plexSearch is a script to get info about a movie or tv show based on a URL

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# @Author: KevinMidboe
+# @Date:   2017-02-08 14:00:04
+# @Last Modified by:   KevinMidboe
+# @Last Modified time: 2017-02-08 14:06:48
+
+from requests import get
+
+plexBaseURL = "http://10.0.0.41:32400/"
+
+def plexSearch(query):
+	requestType = "search?"
+	requestQuery = "query=" + str(query)
+	header = {'Accept': 'application/json'}
+
+	url = plexBaseURL + requestType + requestQuery
+	response = get(url, headers=header)
+
+	if response.status_code == 200:
+		resContent = response.json()
+		media = []
+
+		for child in resContent["_children"]:
+			cType = child["type"]
+			if cType == "movie" or cType == "show":
+				title = child["title"]
+				year = child["year"]
+				rating = child["rating"]
+				art = child["art"]
+				thumb = child["thumb"]
+
+				if cType == "movie":
+					for mediaInfo in child["_children"]:
+						if mediaInfo["_elementType"] == "Media":
+							container = mediaInfo["container"]
+							resolution = mediaInfo["videoResolution"]
+							bitrate = mediaInfo["bitrate"]
+							videoCodec = mediaInfo["videoCodec"]
+							videoFrameRate = mediaInfo["videoFrameRate"]
+
+							media.append({"title":title, "year":year, "rating":rating, "container":container,
+							 "resolution":resolution, "bitrate":bitrate, "videoCodec":videoCodec, 
+							 "videoFrameRate":videoFrameRate, "art":art, "thumb":thumb})
+
+				if cType == "show":
+					seasons = child["childCount"]
+					episodes = child["leafCount"]
+
+					media.append({"title":title, "year":year, "seasons":seasons, "episodes":episodes, "rating":rating,
+						"art":art, "thumb":thumb})
+
+		return media
+
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	print(plexSearch("star+wars"))