delete_duplicates_in_kodi

import argparse
import sqlite3 as lite
import os
 
def _open_db(db):
    try:
        con = lite.connect(db)
        cur = con.cursor()
        return (cur,con)
    except lite.Error as e:
        print("Could not open database %s: %s" % (db,e))
        quit(1)

if __name__=="__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='delete duplicates in XBMC/Kodi video database')
    parser.add_argument('db', help='path to MyVideos**.db library')
    args = parser.parse_args()

    (cur,con) = _open_db(args.db)

    # list all duplicates in table 'path'
    cur.execute('SELECT idPath, strPath, strHash, count(*) FROM path GROUP BY strPath, strHash having count(*) > 1')
    result = cur.fetchmany()

    duplicates = []

    while result:
        for idPath, strPath, strHash, count in result:
            duplicates.append(idPath)
        result = cur.fetchmany()
    print '%d duplicated items found!' % len(duplicates)

    # delete all duplicates from table 'path'
    for i in range(len(duplicates)):
        print 'delete item with idPath %s from table path' % duplicates[i]
        cur.execute("DELETE FROM path WHERE idPath=?", (duplicates[i],))
    con.commit()

    # clean progress line
    print "\r" + 100*" " + "\r",
    con.close()