Dedicated function to check whether directory exists

resources/lib/artwork.py

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class Artwork():
             self.logMsg("Resetting all cache data first", 1)
             # Remove all existing textures first
             path = xbmc.translatePath("special://thumbnails/").decode('utf-8')
-            if xbmcvfs.exists(path):
+            if utils.IfExists(path):
                 allDirs, allFiles = xbmcvfs.listdir(path)
                 for dir in allDirs:
                     allDirs, allFiles = xbmcvfs.listdir(path+dir)

resources/lib/entrypoint.py

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import json
 import os
 import sys
-import urlparse
 
 import xbmc
 import xbmcaddon
@@ -399,7 +398,7 @@ def getThemeMedia():
     library = xbmc.translatePath(
                 "special://profile/addon_data/plugin.video.plexkodiconnect/library/").decode('utf-8')
     # Create library directory
-    if not xbmcvfs.exists(library):
+    if not utils.IfExists(library):
         xbmcvfs.mkdir(library)
 
     # Set custom path for user

resources/lib/utils.py

@@ -25,6 +25,27 @@ import xbmcvfs
 addonName = xbmcaddon.Addon().getAddonInfo('name')
 
 
+def IfExists(path):
+    """
+    Kodi's xbmcvfs.exists is broken - it caches the results for directories.
+
+    path: path to a directory (with a slash at the end)
+
+    Returns True if path exists, else false
+    """
+    dummyfile = os.path.join(path, 'dummyfile.txt').encode('utf-8')
+    try:
+        etree.ElementTree(etree.Element('test')).write(dummyfile)
+    except:
+        # folder does not exist yet
+        answer = False
+    else:
+        # Folder exists. Delete file again.
+        xbmcvfs.delete(dummyfile)
+        answer = True
+    return answer
+
+
 def LogTime(func):
     """
     Decorator for functions and methods to log the time it took to run the code

resources/lib/videonodes.py

@@ -68,30 +68,17 @@ class VideoNodes(object):
         # KODI BUG
         # Kodi caches the result of exists for directories
         #  so try creating a file
-        dummyfile = ospath.join(path, 'dummyfile.txt').encode('utf-8')
+        if utils.IfExists(path) is False:
-        try:
-            etree.ElementTree(etree.Element('test')).write(dummyfile)
-        except:
-            # path does not exist yet
             shutil.copytree(
                 src=xbmc.translatePath("special://xbmc/system/library/video").decode('utf-8'),
                 dst=xbmc.translatePath("special://profile/library/video").decode('utf-8'))
-        else:
-            # path exists - delete dummy file
-            xbmcvfs.delete(dummyfile)
 
         # Create the node directory
         if mediatype != "photo":
-            dummyfile = ospath.join(nodepath, 'dummyfile.txt').encode('utf-8')
+            if utils.IfExists(nodepath) is False:
-            try:
-                etree.ElementTree(etree.Element('test')).write(dummyfile)
-            except:
                 # folder does not exist yet
                 self.logMsg('Creating folder %s' % nodepath, 1)
                 xbmcvfs.mkdirs(nodepath.encode('utf-8'))
-            else:
-                # path exists - delete dummy file
-                xbmcvfs.delete(dummyfile)
                 if delete:
                     dirs, files = xbmcvfs.listdir(nodepath.encode('utf-8'))
                     for file in files: