Kodi Development  20.0
for Binary and Script based Add-Ons
Python API v17

Member getCaptureState (...)
xbmc.RenderCapture().getCaptureState() function was removed completely.
Member waitForCaptureStateChangeEvent (...)
xbmc.RenderCapture().waitForCaptureStateChangeEvent() function was removed completely.
Member disableSubtitles (...)
xbmc.Player().disableSubtitles() function was removed completely. Use xbmc.Player().showSubtitles(...) instead.

Member addSortMethod (...)
Added new sort SORT_METHOD_VIDEO_USER_RATING.
Member Dialog::contextmenu (...)
New function added
Member Dialog::info (...)
New function added.
Member Dialog::multiselect (...)

Added new option preselect.

Added new option useDetails.

Allow listitems for parameter options

Member Dialog::select (...)

preselect option added.

Added new option useDetails.

Allow listitems for parameter list

Member InfoTagVideo::getDbId ()
New function added.
Member InfoTagVideo::getEpisode ()
New function added.
Member InfoTagVideo::getMediaType ()
New function added.
Member InfoTagVideo::getSeason ()
New function added.
Member InfoTagVideo::getTrailer ()
New function added.
Member InfoTagVideo::getTVShowTitle ()
New function added.
Member ListItem::addContextMenuItems (...)
Completely removed previously available argument replaceItems.
Member ListItem::getArt (key)
New function added.
Member ListItem::getPath ()
New function added.
Member ListItem::setCast (...)
New function added.
Member ListItem::setInfo (...)
Added labels setid, set, imdbnumber, code, dbid (video), path and userrating. Expanded the possible infoLabels for the option mediatype.
Member log (...)
Default level changed from LOGNOTICE to LOGDEBUG
Module python_xbmcgui_control_slider
orientation option added.
Member RenderCapture::capture (...)
Removed the option to pass flags
Member RenderCapture::getImage (...)
Added the option to specify wait time in msec.
Member RenderCapture::getImageFormat ()
Image will now always be returned in BGRA
Member WindowXML::getCurrentContainerId (...)
Added new function.
Member WindowXML::setContainerProperty (...)
Changed function from setProperty to setContainerProperty.