Where does calibre store the library paths for the currently loaded library?

calibrejunkie · 06-06-2022, 09:43 PM

Hello,

Could someone please tell me how to get the currently selected/loaded Library path from calibre from inside a plugin using python?

For example, if the currently loaded library is at "c:\myLibraryPath", how do I get that information?

I assume there must be an API call for it, but I am not having any luck finding it in the API documentation.

I did see a call for getting a book's path, format_abspath(book_id, fmt), so I guess I could pull a random book and cut off the book part of the path? But seems like there would probably be a direct reference to the current library path?

Thank you for your time!

kovidgoyal · 06-06-2022, 10:22 PM

from calibre.utils.config_base import prefs
prefs['library_path']

calibrejunkie · 06-07-2022, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

from calibre.utils.config_base import prefs
prefs['library_path']

Thank you very much!

06-06-2022, 09:43 PM	#1
calibrejunkie Page Junkie Dev Posts: 37 Karma: 6280 Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Earth Device: Android Phone, Kindle, Surface Pro 3	Where does calibre store the library paths for the currently loaded library? Hello, Could someone please tell me how to get the currently selected/loaded Library path from calibre from inside a plugin using python? For example, if the currently loaded library is at "c:\myLibraryPath", how do I get that information? I assume there must be an API call for it, but I am not having any luck finding it in the API documentation. I did see a call for getting a book's path, format_abspath(book_id, fmt), so I guess I could pull a random book and cut off the book part of the path? But seems like there would probably be a direct reference to the current library path? Thank you for your time!

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06-06-2022, 10:22 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,935 Karma: 22669822 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	from calibre.utils.config_base import prefs prefs['library_path']

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