From 185864a50b7e89a4b73998c45dbba4df4e5a790b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Donald Little <junior@jaj.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:54:01 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add a script to find movies by matching filename substring

---
 findbyfile.py | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 findbyfile.py

diff --git a/findbyfile.py b/findbyfile.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0ffe271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/findbyfile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import os
+from plexapi.myplex import MyPlexAccount
+from plexapi.server import PlexServer
+from plexapi.media import Media
+from pprint import pprint
+import sys
+
+try:
+    import apiconfig
+except:
+    print("Error!")
+    print("  \"apiconfig.py\" seems to be missing!")
+    print("  Have you copied the default config to \"apiconfig.py\" and made appropriate edits?")
+    print()
+    sys.exit()
+
+if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+    print("Error!")
+    print("   Usage: findbyfile.py <searchstring>")
+    print()
+    sys.exit()
+search_for = sys.argv[1]
+
+colcontents = {}
+for col in apiconfig.colmap.values():
+    colcontents[col] = []
+
+plex = PlexServer(apiconfig.url, apiconfig.apikey)
+
+print("Looking for videos that match the search filter...")
+videos = plex.library.section(apiconfig.libraryname).all()
+for video in videos:
+    for part in video.iterParts():
+        if search_for in part.file.lower():
+            print(f"Matched: {video.title} ({part.file})")
+
+# vim:sw=4 ts=4 et: