Trying to unmonitor a show after download via Python

rb9999 · March 25, 2023, 6:26pm

Sonarr version (exact version): 3.0.10.1567, release-657f4ee by hotio
Mono version (if Sonarr is not running on Windows): 6.12.0.182
OS: Docker Container on a Synology NAS setup using Trash Guides
Debug logs:
Description of issue: I am trying to mark an episode unmonitored on download (grab). I found someone that provided this python script that is supposed to do this (please don’t ask me why I want to do this, I just want to do it, thank you). I am attempting to learn Python but my knowledge is not very good right now. I used this script here:

github.com

Casvt/Plex-scripts/blob/main/sonarr/unmonitor_downloaded_episodes.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
#-*- coding: utf-8 -*-

"""
The use case of this script is the following:
	When an episode is downloaded and imported in sonarr, unmonitor that episode
Setup:
	Fill the variables below firstly,
	then go to the sonarr web-ui -> Settings -> Connect -> + -> Custom Script:
		Name = whatever you want
		Triggers = 'On Download' and 'On Upgrade'
		Tags = whatever if needed
		path = /path/to/unmonitor_downloaded_episodes.py
"""

sonarr_ip = ''
sonarr_port = ''
sonarr_api_token = ''

from os import getenv

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I added all of my variables, sonarr_ip, sonarr_port and sonarr_api_token and tested it.

It did not work. Looking at the logs, the first error I see is an error on line 40 to “import requests”. Whatever this is, it isn’t working.

Next, I am getting unauthorized errors in trying to pass the URL that will unmonitor the show.

Pasted here as well for better readability: 0bin - encrypted pastebin

I have a password on my Sonarr setup. Thinking it might be that, I disabled it and I still had issues.

Any suggestions on what may be happening here?

digitalface · March 25, 2023, 9:36pm

Funnily enough ive come across this exact issue with the same docker image and script. I think its because hotio sonarr doesnt have python installed so the script wont run. If i use the ‘sma’ sonarr image and then install ‘requests’ on the docker container the .py file passes (green tick) on sonarr

digitalface · March 25, 2023, 10:10pm

Hold on, hotio does have python (linuxserver does not). If you cli to the container, run /usr/bin/python3 -m ensurepip , then run /usr/bin/python3 -m pip install requests

Try the script now. Trouble being this wont persist across container recreations…

rb9999 · March 25, 2023, 10:23pm

Dumb question. How do I do that? I am familiar with ssh into a PC but I am not sure how to do it into a docker container. I tried ssh’ing into the NAS IP and Sonarr port as user docker. But that didn’t work.

If I go into DSM and then I to docker, and then try to terminal into the sonarr container I get a terminal screen but I cannot type into it.

digitalface · March 25, 2023, 10:26pm

Easiest way would be to install portainer and use the cli terminal for the container

In any case youll need to execute:

/usr/bin/python3.10 -m ensurepip
/usr/bin/python3.10 -m pip install requests

But as i say, this isn’t a proper solution as the changes made will not persist across container creations.

rb9999 · March 25, 2023, 10:37pm

Thanks. I found a way to enter one command at a time into the Synology GUI…but it told me that the owner was different (I was logged into DSM as a different user than the container install). And it still isn’t working.

So when my container upgrades/rebuilds using Pullio, it will revert back correct? I am fine with that right now…I can keep working with it, but it would be good to know it will go back in case I screw it up too bad.

I do have portainer so i can try that too.

digitalface · March 25, 2023, 10:49pm

Yep it will revert. Use the commands in my.latest post and itll.work, I’ve just tried it. BUT the commands have to be entered on the running docker container, not Synology host itself (use portainer).

rb9999 · March 25, 2023, 11:04pm

I need to connect as the “docker” user, correct? For permissions, right? I guess I can do that through Portainer.

digitalface · March 25, 2023, 11:13pm

Click the cli/console button for the container (in portainer) and run as the default (root) user.

rb9999 · March 25, 2023, 11:51pm

Do you think this would fix the Not Authorized issue?

digitalface · March 26, 2023, 12:15am

Ive figured out a better way of doing this now that will persist across container recreations - ill share tomorrow when.im a bit more sober

The auth issue will likely be somethinf else (either API or as youre accessing from a docker IP) but im sure we’ll figure it out

digitalface · March 26, 2023, 6:15pm

Use the mdhiggins version of sonarr (upstreams from Linuxserver but contains Python)

Then, in your unmonitor.py file, alter the beginning part to be:

#!/usr/local/sma/venv/bin/python3

instead of

#!/usr/bin/python3

rb9999 · March 26, 2023, 6:29pm

Very cool, thank you. I am going to try to get the whole thing working on what I have (so I can easily reset it) and when I fully understand what’s going on, I can move over to this version. I am not a yaml expert either and will need to modify the existing yaml that currently, neatly installs and upgrades my entire system.

digitalface · March 26, 2023, 6:55pm

I think the reason why we’re struggling with the script is because it’s assumed you’ll be running Sonarr on a system where you can easily install python i.e Windows or a LInux distribution and not inside a Docker container. I’m using it on a Synology NAS with a docker-compose file - now when an episode is downloaded it’ll automatically unmonitor rather than download an ‘upgrade’ (preferred words) even when I have upgrades disabled. The sonarr team have no interest in changing this behaviour but at least with some effort we can get this script working.

Pommefrais3 · May 1, 2023, 8:50pm

It works like a charm!
Thank you
Still having a error code 1 where my variables wasn’t passed so I wrote them directly in the script.

system · June 30, 2023, 8:51pm

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