Description

Bug fix / code improvements / documentation:
dialogbaselist.py

• fix for Kodi keyboard entry
  kodiaddon.py
• support new setting for tmdb data language
  player.py
• improve handling for monitoring video play status
  t9_search.py
• fix for Kodi keyboard entry
  utils.py
• improving caching of online query results
  youtube.py
• make various functions "private" to module
• fix video duration parsing error when youtube video is "live"
  dialogbaseinfo.py
• improve management of user login to tmdb
• fix context menu not available for artwork lists by changing mediatype to "song"
  dialogvideoinfo.py
• fix error in creating POST payload JSON for tmdb "favorite"
  dialogvideolist.py
• improve management of user login to tmdb
• fix the implied setting/unsetting of "vote count" filter when sort is/is not "vote average"
  dialogyoutubelist.py
• filter youtube search on relevanceLanguage vice regionCode per api ISO 639 language
  process.py
• improve handling of various media ids, mainly imdb_id
• fix info dialog for seasons (use correct dbid for local items)
• fix for Kodi keyboard entry
• fix tvshow vars for "season" and "episode" should be int not str
• update the_audiodb for new language setting
  themoviedb.py
• improve management of user login to tmdb
• use new setting for tmdb data language per api (language-country) except artwork language
  trakt.py
• fix query for "calender" per api
• fix exceptions if returned data dict is missing keys
  windowmanager.py
• improve handling of various media ids, mainly imdb_id
• use new language setting
• use "xbmc.playMedia" vice "xbmc.runPlugin" to play video via plugin.video.youtube
  default.py
• use new language setting (migrate old setting if needed)
  plugin.py
• use new language setting (migrate old setting if needed)
  skin xml files
• use $INFO ListItem.Art(thumb) vice ListItem.Thumb
• where local poster is available, use ListItem.Art(poster) (not for tmdb to conserve bandwidth)
  settings.xml
• provide new languagev2 setting for tmdb data language
  Remaining code changes are
• add docstrings for functions/methods involved with fixes/improvements
• add type annotations for functions/methods/ vars involved with fixes/improvements
• refactor strings from "%" or ".format" to "f-strings" for code involved with fixes improvements

Checklist:

• My code follows the add-on rules and piracy stance of this project.
• I have read the CONTRIBUTING document
• Each add-on submission should be a single commit with using the following style: [script.foo.bar] 1.0.0

Additional information :

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