Lost patience with Kodi 19: drop use of Python multiprocessing entirely

resources/lib/entrypoint.py

@@ -247,12 +247,10 @@ def show_listing(xml, plex_type=None, section_id=None, synched=True, key=None):
         widgets.KEY = key
     # Process all items to show
     all_items = mass_api(xml)
-    all_items = utils.process_method_on_list(widgets.generate_item, all_items)
-    all_items = utils.process_method_on_list(widgets.prepare_listitem,
-                                             all_items)
+    all_items = [widgets.generate_item(api) for api in all_items]
+    all_items = [widgets.prepare_listitem(item) for item in all_items]
     # fill that listing...
-    all_items = utils.process_method_on_list(widgets.create_listitem,
-                                             all_items)
+    all_items = [widgets.create_listitem(item) for item in all_items]
     xbmcplugin.addDirectoryItems(int(sys.argv[1]), all_items, len(all_items))
     # end directory listing
     xbmcplugin.addSortMethod(int(sys.argv[1]), xbmcplugin.SORT_METHOD_UNSORTED)

resources/lib/utils.py

@@ -21,17 +21,6 @@ import xml.etree.ElementTree as undefused_etree
 from functools import wraps
 import re
 import gc
-try:
-    from multiprocessing.pool import ThreadPool
-    # Annyoing Kodi bug on Android, introduced with
-    #   https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/20034
-    # See https://github.com/croneter/PlexKodiConnect/issues/1641
-    with ThreadPool():
-        pass
-    SUPPORTS_POOL = True
-except Exception:
-    SUPPORTS_POOL = False
-
 
 import xbmc
 import xbmcaddon
@@ -864,26 +853,6 @@ class XmlKodiSetting(object):
         return element
 
 
-def process_method_on_list(method_to_run, items):
-    """
-    helper method that processes a method on each item with pooling if the
-    system supports it
-    """
-    all_items = []
-    if SUPPORTS_POOL:
-        pool = ThreadPool()
-        with ThreadPool() as pool:
-            try:
-                all_items = pool.map(method_to_run, items)
-            except Exception:
-                # catch exception to prevent threadpool running forever
-                ERROR(notify=True)
-    else:
-        all_items = [method_to_run(item) for item in items]
-    all_items = [_f for _f in all_items if _f]
-    return all_items
-
-
 ###############################################################################
 # WRAPPERS