Send various Youtube-Links to kodi over TCP. No need for the webinterface. TCP needs to be enabled. List and Channel links arent implemented yet.

kodi_youtube_link.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import os
from sys import argv
import socket
from random import randrange
import urllib.parse

yt_vid_add = {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "Playlist.Add", "params": {"playlistid": 1, "item": {"file": "plugin://plugin.video.youtube/play/?video_id="}}}
playlist_clear = {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "Playlist.Clear", "params": {"playlistid": 1}}
playlist_play = {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "Player.Open", "params": {"item": {"playlistid": 1, "position": 0}}}


def parse_yt_link(link):
    url_data = urllib.parse.urlparse(link)
    try:
        # Long Youtube Video-URL
        query = urllib.parse.parse_qs(url_data.query)
        link_id = query['v'][0]
        
    # Playlist-URL
    #    query = urllib.parse.parse_qs(url_data.query)
    #    link_id = query['list'][0]

    except:
        # Short Youtube Video-URL
        link_id = url_data.path[1:]
    return link_id


def yt_video(link, play):
    video = parse_yt_link(link)
    jsonstring = yt_vid_add
    jsonstring['params']['item']['file'] += video
    cmd_id = randrange(1, 1000)
    jsonstring['id'] = cmd_id
    if play:
        sendlist = [playlist_clear, jsonstring, playlist_play]
    else:
        sendlist = jsonstring
    s.send(str(sendlist).replace('\'', '"').encode())
    returncode = s.recv(1024).decode()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    ip = 123.456.789.1
    port = 9090
    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
    s.connect((ip, port))
    yt_video(argv[1], True)