Kodi Development  19.0
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 ListItem::getArt (key)
New function added.
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.
Member addSortMethod (...)
Added new sort SORT_METHOD_VIDEO_USER_RATING.
Member ListItem::getPath ()
New function added.
Member ListItem::addContextMenuItems (...)
Completely removed previously available argument replaceItems.
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 InfoTagVideo::getDbId ()
New function added.
Member log (...)
Default level changed from LOGNOTICE to LOGDEBUG
Member Dialog::multiselect (...)

Added new option preselect.

Added new option useDetails.

Allow listitems for parameter options

Member Dialog::contextmenu (...)
New function added
Member Dialog::select (...)

preselect option added.

Added new option useDetails.

Allow listitems for parameter list

Member Dialog::info (...)
New function added.
Member InfoTagVideo::getTrailer ()
New function added.
Member InfoTagVideo::getEpisode ()
New function added.
Member InfoTagVideo::getSeason ()
New function added.
Member InfoTagVideo::getMediaType ()
New function added.
Member InfoTagVideo::getTVShowTitle ()
New function added.