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send_to_kodi.py
# Can be use to send an url (e.g: http://.../movie.mp4) to your Kodi media center
# You have to enable HTTP control (without password)
# This can be used on an Android Phone with pyDroid (don't forget to pip install requests)
import requests
# Kodi IP address
kodi = "192.168.1.34"
url = input("Enter URL: ")
# Sending the request
payload = {"jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "Player.Open", "params": {"item": {"file": url}}}
requests.post(f"http://{kodi}/jsonrpc", json=payload)
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