How to create a KODI entry to run a script?

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@Bosse_B

I would like to integrate a video update script (bash) into Kodi such that it appears somewhere on the menu and I can start it from there. For example in MainMenu/Programs.
Is this possible? If so how?

You would need to wrap it in a python script

Adding an OSMC menu entry to run an arbitrary bash script

Ive done something similar, using the osmc skin you can just add an entry to the sub menu of one of the main menu items…eg, Settings. From there you can select ‘Change action’, then ‘Custom item’, then enter: XBMC.RunScript(/home/osmc/path/to/script.py) One caveat is I think its a Kodi limitation that only python scripts can be run like this, but you can simply call your bash script from the python script via: import os os.system('path/to/bash.sh') or something similar…adding a Kodi notifica…