From 0e80c7cbccd29b614d5ae7af11de4f0c1f1aa4f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Odd=20Str=C3=A5b=C3=B8?= <oddstr13@openshell.no>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 02:56:52 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 01/11] Remove six.moves: range, queue

---
 jellyfin_kodi/downloader.py |  4 ++--
 jellyfin_kodi/library.py    | 46 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/downloader.py b/jellyfin_kodi/downloader.py
index 89946498..147efece 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/downloader.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/downloader.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import threading
 import concurrent.futures
 from datetime import date
 
-from six.moves import range, queue as Queue
+import queue
 
 import requests
 
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class GetItemWorker(threading.Thread):
             while True:
                 try:
                     item_ids = self.queue.get(timeout=1)
-                except Queue.Empty:
+                except queue.Empty:
 
                     self.is_done = True
                     LOG.info("--<[ q:download/%s ]", id(self))
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/library.py b/jellyfin_kodi/library.py
index a200f37d..5c1b5a90 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/library.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/library.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 import threading
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
-from six.moves import queue as Queue
+import queue
 
 from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcgui
 
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ class Library(threading.Thread):
         self.monitor = monitor
         self.player = monitor.monitor.player
         self.server = Jellyfin().get_client()
-        self.updated_queue = Queue.Queue()
-        self.userdata_queue = Queue.Queue()
-        self.removed_queue = Queue.Queue()
+        self.updated_queue = queue.Queue()
+        self.userdata_queue = queue.Queue()
+        self.removed_queue = queue.Queue()
         self.updated_output = self.__new_queues__()
         self.userdata_output = self.__new_queues__()
         self.removed_output = self.__new_queues__()
-        self.notify_output = Queue.Queue()
+        self.notify_output = queue.Queue()
 
         self.jellyfin_threads = []
         self.download_threads = []
@@ -67,16 +67,16 @@ class Library(threading.Thread):
 
     def __new_queues__(self):
         return {
-            "Movie": Queue.Queue(),
-            "BoxSet": Queue.Queue(),
-            "MusicVideo": Queue.Queue(),
-            "Series": Queue.Queue(),
-            "Season": Queue.Queue(),
-            "Episode": Queue.Queue(),
-            "MusicAlbum": Queue.Queue(),
-            "MusicArtist": Queue.Queue(),
-            "AlbumArtist": Queue.Queue(),
-            "Audio": Queue.Queue(),
+            "Movie": queue.Queue(),
+            "BoxSet": queue.Queue(),
+            "MusicVideo": queue.Queue(),
+            "Series": queue.Queue(),
+            "Season": queue.Queue(),
+            "Episode": queue.Queue(),
+            "MusicAlbum": queue.Queue(),
+            "MusicArtist": queue.Queue(),
+            "AlbumArtist": queue.Queue(),
+            "Audio": queue.Queue(),
         }
 
     def run(self):
@@ -271,13 +271,13 @@ class Library(threading.Thread):
 
     def worker_downloads(self):
         """Get items from jellyfin and place them in the appropriate queues."""
-        for queue in (
+        for work_queue in (
             (self.updated_queue, self.updated_output),
             (self.userdata_queue, self.userdata_output),
         ):
-            if queue[0].qsize() and len(self.download_threads) < DTHREADS:
+            if work_queue[0].qsize() and len(self.download_threads) < DTHREADS:
 
-                new_thread = GetItemWorker(self.server, queue[0], queue[1])
+                new_thread = GetItemWorker(self.server, work_queue[0], work_queue[1])
                 new_thread.start()
                 LOG.info("-->[ q:download/%s ]", id(new_thread))
                 self.download_threads.append(new_thread)
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ class UpdateWorker(threading.Thread):
 
                 try:
                     item = self.queue.get(timeout=1)
-                except Queue.Empty:
+                except queue.Empty:
                     break
 
                 try:
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ class UserDataWorker(threading.Thread):
 
                 try:
                     item = self.queue.get(timeout=1)
-                except Queue.Empty:
+                except queue.Empty:
                     break
 
                 try:
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ class SortWorker(threading.Thread):
 
                 try:
                     item_id = self.queue.get(timeout=1)
-                except Queue.Empty:
+                except queue.Empty:
                     break
 
                 try:
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ class RemovedWorker(threading.Thread):
 
                 try:
                     item = self.queue.get(timeout=1)
-                except Queue.Empty:
+                except queue.Empty:
                     break
 
                 if item["Type"] == "Movie":
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ class NotifyWorker(threading.Thread):
 
             try:
                 item = self.queue.get(timeout=3)
-            except Queue.Empty:
+            except queue.Empty:
                 break
 
             time = self.music_time if item[0] == "Audio" else self.video_time

From a00a1951cb6548e045260818cf675005afe1bc79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Odd=20Str=C3=A5b=C3=B8?= <oddstr13@openshell.no>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 03:14:07 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 02/11] Remove six: iteritems

---
 jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/loginmanual.py   | 3 +--
 jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/serverconnect.py | 3 +--
 jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/servermanual.py  | 3 +--
 jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/usersconnect.py  | 3 +--
 jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/default.py    | 3 +--
 jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py          | 5 +++--
 jellyfin_kodi/objects/obj.py           | 6 +++---
 7 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/loginmanual.py b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/loginmanual.py
index c63dd519..d147cdad 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/loginmanual.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/loginmanual.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 ##################################################################################################
 
-from six import iteritems
 from kodi_six import xbmcgui
 
 from ..helper import translate, LazyLogger, kodi_version
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ class LoginManual(xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog):
 
     def set_args(self, **kwargs):
         # connect_manager, user_image, servers
-        for key, value in iteritems(kwargs):
+        for key, value in kwargs.items():
             setattr(self, key, value)
 
     def is_logged_in(self):
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/serverconnect.py b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/serverconnect.py
index adeffbe5..9030edb8 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/serverconnect.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/serverconnect.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 ##################################################################################################
 
-from six import iteritems
 from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcgui
 
 from ..helper import translate
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ class ServerConnect(xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog):
 
     def set_args(self, **kwargs):
         # connect_manager, user_image, servers
-        for key, value in iteritems(kwargs):
+        for key, value in kwargs.items():
             setattr(self, key, value)
 
     def is_server_selected(self):
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/servermanual.py b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/servermanual.py
index 8f4b44bb..138edb87 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/servermanual.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/servermanual.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 import re
 
-from six import iteritems
 from kodi_six import xbmcgui
 
 from ..helper import translate
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ class ServerManual(xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog):
 
     def set_args(self, **kwargs):
         # connect_manager, user_image, servers, jellyfin_connect
-        for key, value in iteritems(kwargs):
+        for key, value in kwargs.items():
             setattr(self, key, value)
 
     def is_connected(self):
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/usersconnect.py b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/usersconnect.py
index 1abb8949..b6a4af52 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/usersconnect.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/usersconnect.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 ##################################################################################################
 
-from six import iteritems
 from kodi_six import xbmcgui
 
 from ..helper import LazyLogger
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ class UsersConnect(xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog):
 
     def set_args(self, **kwargs):
         # connect_manager, user_image, servers
-        for key, value in iteritems(kwargs):
+        for key, value in kwargs.items():
             setattr(self, key, value)
 
     def is_user_selected(self):
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/default.py b/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/default.py
index e9119204..26079504 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/default.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/default.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import json
 import sys
 import os
 
-from six import iteritems
 from six.moves.urllib.parse import parse_qsl, urlencode
 from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcvfs, xbmcgui, xbmcplugin, xbmcaddon
 
@@ -1073,7 +1072,7 @@ def create_listitem(item):
     li.setProperty("dbid", str(item["episodeid"]))
     li.setProperty("fanart_image", item["art"].get("tvshow.fanart", ""))
 
-    for key, value in iteritems(item["streamdetails"]):
+    for key, value in item["streamdetails"].items():
         for stream in value:
             li.addStreamInfo(key, stream)
 
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py
index fb651cf6..45410966 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import unicodedata
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 from dateutil import tz, parser
-from six import text_type, string_types, iteritems, ensure_text, ensure_binary
+from six import text_type, string_types, ensure_text, ensure_binary
 from six.moves.urllib.parse import quote_plus
 
 from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcaddon, xbmcgui, xbmcvfs
@@ -103,11 +103,12 @@ def create_id():
 
 
 def find(dict, item):
+    # FIXME: dead code
     """Find value in dictionary."""
     if item in dict:
         return dict[item]
 
-    for key, value in sorted(iteritems(dict), key=lambda kv: (kv[1], kv[0])):
+    for key, value in sorted(dict.items(), key=lambda kv: (kv[1], kv[0])):
 
         if re.match(key, item, re.I):
             return dict[key]
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/obj.py b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/obj.py
index 7c89f354..02b05106 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/obj.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/obj.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 import json
 import os
 
-from six import iteritems, ensure_text
+from six import ensure_text
 
 from ..helper import LazyLogger, get_filesystem_encoding
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Objects(object):
 
         mapping = self.objects[mapping_name]
 
-        for key, value in iteritems(mapping):
+        for key, value in mapping.items():
 
             self.mapped_item[key] = None
             params = value.split(",")
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class Objects(object):
 
         result = False
 
-        for key, value in iteritems(filters):
+        for key, value in filters.items():
 
             inverse = False
 

From 76ac99fc61505d4f27fd1f03a3baaca773599a0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Odd=20Str=C3=A5b=C3=B8?= <oddstr13@openshell.no>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 03:19:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 03/11] Remove six.moves: urllib

---
 jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/default.py  | 2 +-
 jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py        | 2 +-
 jellyfin_kodi/objects/movies.py      | 3 ++-
 jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py | 2 +-
 jellyfin_kodi/objects/tvshows.py     | 2 +-
 jellyfin_kodi/views.py               | 2 +-
 6 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/default.py b/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/default.py
index 26079504..32ab68eb 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/default.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/default.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 import json
 import sys
 import os
+from urllib.parse import parse_qsl, urlencode
 
-from six.moves.urllib.parse import parse_qsl, urlencode
 from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcvfs, xbmcgui, xbmcplugin, xbmcaddon
 
 from .. import client
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py
index 45410966..eea2ae26 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import sys
 import re
 import unicodedata
 from uuid import uuid4
+from urllib.parse import quote_plus
 
 from dateutil import tz, parser
 from six import text_type, string_types, ensure_text, ensure_binary
-from six.moves.urllib.parse import quote_plus
 
 from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcaddon, xbmcgui, xbmcvfs
 
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/movies.py b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/movies.py
index 44927b69..58b96059 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/movies.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/movies.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 ##################################################################################################
 
-from six.moves.urllib.parse import urlencode
+from urllib.parse import urlencode
+
 from kodi_six.utils import py2_encode
 
 from .. import downloader as server
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py
index c2d280e4..1157f75a 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 import datetime
 import re
+from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
-from six.moves.urllib.parse import urlencode
 from kodi_six.utils import py2_encode
 
 from ..database import jellyfin_db, queries as QUEM
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/tvshows.py b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/tvshows.py
index 09485509..02016cf3 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/tvshows.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/tvshows.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 import sqlite3
 from ntpath import dirname
+from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
-from six.moves.urllib.parse import urlencode
 from kodi_six.utils import py2_encode
 
 from .. import downloader as server
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/views.py b/jellyfin_kodi/views.py
index 6a72a2b6..d13cec4c 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/views.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/views.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 import os
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as etree
+from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
-from six.moves.urllib.parse import urlencode
 from kodi_six import xbmcvfs
 
 from .database import Database, jellyfin_db, get_sync, save_sync

From d96a907eab8a8ba6aad288e7b2b0265fbcc50ac7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Odd=20Str=C3=A5b=C3=B8?= <oddstr13@openshell.no>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 03:24:27 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 04/11] Remove six.moves: collections_abc

---
 jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/utils.py | 14 +++++++-------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/utils.py b/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/utils.py
index af5cab59..05944e56 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/utils.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/utils.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
+from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping, MutableMapping
 
 from six import string_types
-from six.moves import collections_abc
 
 
 def clean_none_dict_values(obj):
     """
     Recursively remove keys with a value of None
     """
-    if not isinstance(obj, collections_abc.Iterable) or isinstance(obj, string_types):
+    if not isinstance(obj, Iterable) or isinstance(obj, string_types):
         return obj
 
     queue = [obj]
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ def clean_none_dict_values(obj):
     while queue:
         item = queue.pop()
 
-        if isinstance(item, collections_abc.Mapping):
-            mutable = isinstance(item, collections_abc.MutableMapping)
+        if isinstance(item, Mapping):
+            mutable = isinstance(item, MutableMapping)
             remove = []
 
             for key, value in item.items():
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def clean_none_dict_values(obj):
                 elif isinstance(value, string_types):
                     continue
 
-                elif isinstance(value, collections_abc.Iterable):
+                elif isinstance(value, Iterable):
                     queue.append(value)
 
             if mutable:
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ def clean_none_dict_values(obj):
                 for key in remove:
                     item.pop(key)
 
-        elif isinstance(item, collections_abc.Iterable):
+        elif isinstance(item, Iterable):
             for value in item:
                 if value is None or isinstance(value, string_types):
                     continue
-                elif isinstance(value, collections_abc.Iterable):
+                elif isinstance(value, Iterable):
                     queue.append(value)
 
     return obj

From 0e5c5e4c078b4e9a65f57f8008df1e105612c160 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Odd=20Str=C3=A5b=C3=B8?= <oddstr13@openshell.no>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 03:27:14 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 05/11] Remove six.moves: reload_module

---
 jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/service.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/service.py b/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/service.py
index aaf0d03d..78019e5f 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/service.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/service.py
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 import json
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime
+from importlib import reload
 
 # Workaround for threads using datetime: _striptime is locked
 import _strptime  # noqa:F401
 from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcgui
-from six.moves import reload_module as reload
 
 from .. import objects
 from .. import connect

From 57ed8bdedd659f7e591ae9bf5636fe5a988aefe3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Odd=20Str=C3=A5b=C3=B8?= <oddstr13@openshell.no>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:46:20 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 06/11] Remove six: string coercion

---
 jellyfin_kodi/database/__init__.py |  5 ++---
 jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/context.py   |  3 +--
 jellyfin_kodi/helper/loghandler.py |  8 +-------
 jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py      | 11 ++++-------
 jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/api.py      |  3 +--
 jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/http.py     |  7 +++----
 jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/utils.py    |  8 +++-----
 jellyfin_kodi/objects/obj.py       |  6 ++----
 8 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/database/__init__.py b/jellyfin_kodi/database/__init__.py
index b92ff189..c55cd6da 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/database/__init__.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/database/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import sys
 import re
 
 from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcvfs
-from six import text_type
 
 from . import jellyfin_db
 from ..helper import translate, settings, window, dialog
@@ -362,7 +361,7 @@ def save_sync(sync):
 
     with open(os.path.join(ADDON_DATA, "sync.json"), "wb") as outfile:
         data = json.dumps(sync, sort_keys=True, indent=4, ensure_ascii=False)
-        if isinstance(data, text_type):
+        if isinstance(data, str):
             data = data.encode("utf-8")
         outfile.write(data)
 
@@ -411,7 +410,7 @@ def save_credentials(credentials):
     try:
         with open(os.path.join(ADDON_DATA, "data.json"), "wb") as outfile:
             data = json.dumps(credentials, sort_keys=True, indent=4, ensure_ascii=False)
-            if isinstance(data, text_type):
+            if isinstance(data, str):
                 data = data.encode("utf-8")
             outfile.write(data)
     except Exception:
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/context.py b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/context.py
index 8e8eb5db..a0d4c6c2 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/context.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/context.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 import os
 
 from kodi_six import xbmcgui, xbmcaddon
-from six import ensure_text
 
 from ..helper import window, addon_id
 from ..helper import LazyLogger
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ class ContextMenu(xbmcgui.WindowXMLDialog):
         ):
 
             option = self.list_.getSelectedItem()
-            self.selected_option = ensure_text(option.getLabel())
+            self.selected_option = option.getLabel()
             LOG.info("option selected: %s", self.selected_option)
 
             self.close()
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/loghandler.py b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/loghandler.py
index 9d234324..e4181ad1 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/loghandler.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/loghandler.py
@@ -7,11 +7,10 @@ import os
 import logging
 import traceback
 
-from six import ensure_text
 from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcaddon
 
 from .. import database
-from . import get_filesystem_encoding, settings, kodi_version
+from . import settings, kodi_version
 from .utils import translate_path
 
 ##################################################################################################
@@ -92,9 +91,6 @@ class MyFormatter(logging.Formatter):
         logging.Formatter.__init__(self, fmt)
 
     def format(self, record):
-        if record.pathname:
-            record.pathname = ensure_text(record.pathname, get_filesystem_encoding())
-
         self._gen_rel_path(record)
 
         # Call the original formatter class to do the grunt work
@@ -107,8 +103,6 @@ class MyFormatter(logging.Formatter):
         res = []
 
         for o in traceback.format_exception(*exc_info):
-            o = ensure_text(o, get_filesystem_encoding())
-
             if o.startswith('  File "'):
                 # If this split can't handle your file names, you should seriously consider renaming your files.
                 fn = o.split('  File "', 2)[1].split('", line ', 1)[0]
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py
index eea2ae26..e6e1be3e 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ from uuid import uuid4
 from urllib.parse import quote_plus
 
 from dateutil import tz, parser
-from six import text_type, string_types, ensure_text, ensure_binary
 
 from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcaddon, xbmcgui, xbmcvfs
 
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ def event(method, data=None, sender=None, hexlify=False):
     sender = sender or "plugin.video.jellyfin"
 
     if hexlify:
-        data = ensure_text(binascii.hexlify(ensure_binary(json.dumps(data))))
+        data = str(binascii.hexlify(json.dumps(data).encode()))
 
     data = '"[%s]"' % json.dumps(data).replace('"', '\\"')
 
@@ -273,7 +272,7 @@ def values(item, keys):
     return (
         (
             item[key.replace("{", "").replace("}", "")]
-            if isinstance(key, text_type) and key.startswith("{")
+            if isinstance(key, str) and key.startswith("{")
             else key
         )
         for key in keys
@@ -423,9 +422,7 @@ def normalize_string(text):
     text = text.strip()
 
     text = text.rstrip(".")
-    text = unicodedata.normalize("NFKD", text_type(text, "utf-8")).encode(
-        "ascii", "ignore"
-    )
+    text = unicodedata.normalize("NFKD", str(text, "utf-8")).encode("ascii", "ignore")
 
     return text
 
@@ -438,7 +435,7 @@ def split_list(itemlist, size):
 def convert_to_local(date, timezone=tz.tzlocal()):
     """Convert the local datetime to local."""
     try:
-        date = parser.parse(date) if isinstance(date, string_types) else date
+        date = parser.parse(date) if isinstance(date, str) else date
         date = date.replace(tzinfo=tz.tzutc())
         date = date.astimezone(timezone)
         # Bad metadata defaults to date 1-1-1.  Catch it and don't throw errors
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/api.py b/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/api.py
index 4ec7ce31..1c2bb02f 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/api.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/api.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 import json
 
 import requests
-from six import ensure_str
 
 from ..helper.exceptions import HTTPException
 from ..helper.utils import settings
@@ -416,7 +415,7 @@ class API(object):
             "User-Agent": self.config.data["http.user_agent"]
             or "%s/%s"
             % (self.config.data["app.name"], self.config.data["app.version"]),
-            "x-emby-authorization": ensure_str(auth, "utf-8"),
+            "x-emby-authorization": auth,
         }
 
     def send_request(
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/http.py b/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/http.py
index 0c328213..a58ad961 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/http.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/http.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 import time
 
 import requests
-from six import string_types, ensure_str
 
 from ..helper.utils import JsonDebugPrinter
 from ..helper import LazyLogger
@@ -218,7 +217,7 @@ class HTTP(object):
             if isinstance(value, dict):
                 self._process_params(value)
 
-            if isinstance(value, string_types):
+            if isinstance(value, str):
                 params[key] = self._replace_user_info(value)
 
     def _get_header(self, data):
@@ -257,14 +256,14 @@ class HTTP(object):
         )
         auth += "Version=%s" % self.config.data.get("app.version", "0.0.0")
 
-        data["headers"].update({"x-emby-authorization": ensure_str(auth, "utf-8")})
+        data["headers"].update({"x-emby-authorization": auth})
 
         if self.config.data.get("auth.token") and self.config.data.get("auth.user_id"):
 
             auth += ", UserId=%s" % self.config.data.get("auth.user_id")
             data["headers"].update(
                 {
-                    "x-emby-authorization": ensure_str(auth, "utf-8"),
+                    "x-emby-authorization": auth,
                     "X-MediaBrowser-Token": self.config.data.get("auth.token"),
                 }
             )
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/utils.py b/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/utils.py
index 05944e56..03685981 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/utils.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/utils.py
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
 from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping, MutableMapping
 
-from six import string_types
-
 
 def clean_none_dict_values(obj):
     """
     Recursively remove keys with a value of None
     """
-    if not isinstance(obj, Iterable) or isinstance(obj, string_types):
+    if not isinstance(obj, Iterable) or isinstance(obj, str):
         return obj
 
     queue = [obj]
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ def clean_none_dict_values(obj):
                 if value is None and mutable:
                     remove.append(key)
 
-                elif isinstance(value, string_types):
+                elif isinstance(value, str):
                     continue
 
                 elif isinstance(value, Iterable):
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ def clean_none_dict_values(obj):
 
         elif isinstance(item, Iterable):
             for value in item:
-                if value is None or isinstance(value, string_types):
+                if value is None or isinstance(value, str):
                     continue
                 elif isinstance(value, Iterable):
                     queue.append(value)
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/obj.py b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/obj.py
index 02b05106..958388cd 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/obj.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/obj.py
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 import json
 import os
 
-from six import ensure_text
-
-from ..helper import LazyLogger, get_filesystem_encoding
+from ..helper import LazyLogger
 
 ##################################################################################################
 
@@ -29,7 +27,7 @@ class Objects(object):
 
     def mapping(self):
         """Load objects mapping."""
-        file_dir = os.path.dirname(ensure_text(__file__, get_filesystem_encoding()))
+        file_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 
         with open(os.path.join(file_dir, "obj_map.json")) as infile:
             self.objects = json.load(infile)

From 8cabd4e2a3dbd059fe83d59a5adbd3a8915e5487 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Odd=20Str=C3=A5b=C3=B8?= <oddstr13@openshell.no>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 04:54:39 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 07/11] Remove six from dependencies

---
 .pre-commit-config.yaml | 1 -
 release.yaml            | 2 --
 requirements-dev.txt    | 2 --
 3 files changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index ecb3d46e..468029fd 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ repos:
   #         - pytest
   #         - types-requests >= 2.31
   #         - types-PyYAML >= 6.0
-  #         - types-six >= 1.13
   #         - types-python-dateutil >= 2.8.1
   #         - types-setuptools >= 44.1.1
   #         - types-Pygments
diff --git a/release.yaml b/release.yaml
index d5ba2007..f6bcd6fb 100644
--- a/release.yaml
+++ b/release.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ dependencies:
       version: '2.22.0+matrix.1'
     - addon: 'script.module.dateutil'
       version: '2.8.1+matrix.1'
-    - addon: 'script.module.six'
-      version: '1.14.0+matrix.2'
     - addon: 'script.module.kodi-six'
       version: '0.1.3+1'
     - addon: 'script.module.addon.signals'
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 889770b2..6c345d2b 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 setuptools >= 44.1.1  # Old setuptools causes script.module.addon.signals to fail installing
-six >= 1.13
 python-dateutil >= 2.8.1
 requests >= 2.22
 PyYAML >= 6.0
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ websocket-client >= 1.6.4
 
 types-requests >= 2.31
 types-PyYAML >= 6.0
-types-six >= 1.13
 types-python-dateutil >= 2.8.1
 types-setuptools >= 44.1.1
 

From cd53329fb9832d4cd942ba07f77814c48f1b5bf7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Odd=20Str=C3=A5b=C3=B8?= <oddstr13@openshell.no>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 05:10:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 08/11] Remove kodi_six: import directly

---
 jellyfin_kodi/client.py                | 4 +++-
 jellyfin_kodi/connect.py               | 3 ++-
 jellyfin_kodi/database/__init__.py     | 3 ++-
 jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/context.py       | 3 ++-
 jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/loginmanual.py   | 2 +-
 jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/resume.py        | 3 ++-
 jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/serverconnect.py | 3 ++-
 jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/servermanual.py  | 2 +-
 jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/usersconnect.py  | 2 +-
 jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/context.py    | 3 ++-
 jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/default.py    | 6 +++++-
 jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/service.py    | 3 ++-
 jellyfin_kodi/full_sync.py             | 2 +-
 jellyfin_kodi/helper/loghandler.py     | 3 ++-
 jellyfin_kodi/helper/playutils.py      | 3 ++-
 jellyfin_kodi/helper/translate.py      | 3 ++-
 jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py          | 5 ++++-
 jellyfin_kodi/helper/wrapper.py        | 2 +-
 jellyfin_kodi/helper/xmls.py           | 3 ++-
 jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/ws_client.py    | 2 +-
 jellyfin_kodi/library.py               | 3 ++-
 jellyfin_kodi/monitor.py               | 2 +-
 jellyfin_kodi/objects/actions.py       | 5 ++++-
 jellyfin_kodi/player.py                | 3 ++-
 jellyfin_kodi/views.py                 | 2 +-
 service.py                             | 2 +-
 26 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/client.py b/jellyfin_kodi/client.py
index e38e52f7..cf8c3315 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/client.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/client.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 import os
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcaddon, xbmcvfs
+import xbmc
+import xbmcaddon
+import xbmcvfs
 
 from .helper import translate, window, settings, addon_id, dialog, LazyLogger
 from .helper.utils import create_id, translate_path
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/connect.py b/jellyfin_kodi/connect.py
index 8a3f2b1d..6dac1450 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/connect.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/connect.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 ##################################################################################################
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcaddon
+import xbmc
+import xbmcaddon
 
 from . import client
 from .database import get_credentials, save_credentials
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/database/__init__.py b/jellyfin_kodi/database/__init__.py
index c55cd6da..d90f9607 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/database/__init__.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/database/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import sqlite3
 import sys
 import re
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcvfs
+import xbmc
+import xbmcvfs
 
 from . import jellyfin_db
 from ..helper import translate, settings, window, dialog
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/context.py b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/context.py
index a0d4c6c2..53ae909d 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/context.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/context.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 import os
 
-from kodi_six import xbmcgui, xbmcaddon
+import xbmcgui
+import xbmcaddon
 
 from ..helper import window, addon_id
 from ..helper import LazyLogger
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/loginmanual.py b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/loginmanual.py
index d147cdad..61c89492 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/loginmanual.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/loginmanual.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 ##################################################################################################
 
-from kodi_six import xbmcgui
+import xbmcgui
 
 from ..helper import translate, LazyLogger, kodi_version
 
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/resume.py b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/resume.py
index 0357a413..9f2cf3ed 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/resume.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/resume.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 ##################################################################################################
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcgui
+import xbmc
+import xbmcgui
 
 from ..helper import LazyLogger
 
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/serverconnect.py b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/serverconnect.py
index 9030edb8..b20b161f 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/serverconnect.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/serverconnect.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 ##################################################################################################
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcgui
+import xbmc
+import xbmcgui
 
 from ..helper import translate
 from ..jellyfin.connection_manager import CONNECTION_STATE
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/servermanual.py b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/servermanual.py
index 138edb87..eaaabc88 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/servermanual.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/servermanual.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 import re
 
-from kodi_six import xbmcgui
+import xbmcgui
 
 from ..helper import translate
 from ..jellyfin.connection_manager import CONNECTION_STATE
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/usersconnect.py b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/usersconnect.py
index b6a4af52..6df02d71 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/usersconnect.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/dialogs/usersconnect.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 ##################################################################################################
 
-from kodi_six import xbmcgui
+import xbmcgui
 
 from ..helper import LazyLogger
 from ..helper.utils import kodi_version
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/context.py b/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/context.py
index e5d383b8..572fd7e0 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/context.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/context.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 import json
 import sys
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcaddon
+import xbmc
+import xbmcaddon
 
 from .. import database
 from ..dialogs import context
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/default.py b/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/default.py
index 32ab68eb..e2868bb3 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/default.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/default.py
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ import sys
 import os
 from urllib.parse import parse_qsl, urlencode
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcvfs, xbmcgui, xbmcplugin, xbmcaddon
+import xbmc
+import xbmcvfs
+import xbmcgui
+import xbmcplugin
+import xbmcaddon
 
 from .. import client
 from ..database import reset, get_sync, Database, jellyfin_db, get_credentials
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/service.py b/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/service.py
index 78019e5f..e267571d 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/service.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/entrypoint/service.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ from importlib import reload
 
 # Workaround for threads using datetime: _striptime is locked
 import _strptime  # noqa:F401
-from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcgui
+import xbmc
+import xbmcgui
 
 from .. import objects
 from .. import connect
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/full_sync.py b/jellyfin_kodi/full_sync.py
index 6143e960..36453ada 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/full_sync.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/full_sync.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 import datetime
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc
+import xbmc
 
 from . import downloader as server
 from .objects import Movies, TVShows, MusicVideos, Music
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/loghandler.py b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/loghandler.py
index e4181ad1..9e57f103 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/loghandler.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/loghandler.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import os
 import logging
 import traceback
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcaddon
+import xbmc
+import xbmcaddon
 
 from .. import database
 from . import settings, kodi_version
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/playutils.py b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/playutils.py
index baec4b56..614f79f0 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/playutils.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/playutils.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ import os
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 import requests
-from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcvfs
+import xbmc
+import xbmcvfs
 
 from .. import client
 from .utils import translate_path
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/translate.py b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/translate.py
index 6844fe7c..cd6dd037 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/translate.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/translate.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 ##################################################################################################
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcaddon
+import xbmc
+import xbmcaddon
 
 from . import LazyLogger
 
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py
index e6e1be3e..c7c31567 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ from urllib.parse import quote_plus
 
 from dateutil import tz, parser
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcaddon, xbmcgui, xbmcvfs
+import xbmc
+import xbmcaddon
+import xbmcgui
+import xbmcvfs
 
 from . import LazyLogger
 from .translate import translate
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/wrapper.py b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/wrapper.py
index 73f19982..b1cb4199 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/wrapper.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/wrapper.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 #################################################################################################
 
-from kodi_six import xbmcgui
+import xbmcgui
 
 from . import LazyLogger
 
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/xmls.py b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/xmls.py
index fdf9e3a9..9c3fbb5f 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/xmls.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/xmls.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 import os
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as etree
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcvfs
+import xbmc
+import xbmcvfs
 
 from .utils import translate_path
 from . import translate, dialog, settings, LazyLogger
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/ws_client.py b/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/ws_client.py
index 38a17f8b..4c0d91bb 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/ws_client.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/jellyfin/ws_client.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import json
 import threading
 import time
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc
+import xbmc
 
 from ..helper import LazyLogger, settings
 
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/library.py b/jellyfin_kodi/library.py
index 5c1b5a90..45242976 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/library.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/library.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 import queue
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcgui
+import xbmc
+import xbmcgui
 
 from .objects import Movies, TVShows, MusicVideos, Music
 from .objects.kodi import Movies as KodiDb
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/monitor.py b/jellyfin_kodi/monitor.py
index 4f02226b..1123a5c8 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/monitor.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/monitor.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import binascii
 import json
 import threading
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc
+import xbmc
 
 from . import connect
 from . import player
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/actions.py b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/actions.py
index 4711e1e1..7b91038e 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/actions.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/actions.py
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ import sys
 import json
 from datetime import timedelta
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcgui, xbmcplugin, xbmcaddon
+import xbmc
+import xbmcgui
+import xbmcplugin
+import xbmcaddon
 
 from ..helper import translate, playutils, api, window, settings, dialog
 from ..dialogs import resume
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/player.py b/jellyfin_kodi/player.py
index ac709208..a71122bf 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/player.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/player.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 import os
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc, xbmcvfs
+import xbmc
+import xbmcvfs
 
 from .objects.obj import Objects
 from .helper import translate, api, window, settings, dialog, event, JSONRPC
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/views.py b/jellyfin_kodi/views.py
index d13cec4c..310be87f 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/views.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/views.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import os
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as etree
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
-from kodi_six import xbmcvfs
+import xbmcvfs
 
 from .database import Database, jellyfin_db, get_sync, save_sync
 from .helper import translate, api, window, event
diff --git a/service.py b/service.py
index c19472d5..a28e27aa 100644
--- a/service.py
+++ b/service.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 import threading
 
-from kodi_six import xbmc
+import xbmc
 
 from jellyfin_kodi.entrypoint.service import Service
 from jellyfin_kodi.helper.utils import settings

From 794f9c8b85def2ecb50056c901f926dc771a4c8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Odd=20Str=C3=A5b=C3=B8?= <oddstr13@openshell.no>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 05:11:56 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 09/11] Remove kodi_six: py2_encode

---
 jellyfin_kodi/objects/movies.py      | 4 +---
 jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py | 4 +---
 jellyfin_kodi/objects/tvshows.py     | 4 +---
 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/movies.py b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/movies.py
index 58b96059..cc180338 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/movies.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/movies.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
-from kodi_six.utils import py2_encode
-
 from .. import downloader as server
 from ..database import jellyfin_db, queries as QUEM
 from ..helper import (
@@ -241,7 +239,7 @@ class Movies(KodiDb):
         else:
             obj["Path"] = "plugin://plugin.video.jellyfin/%s/" % obj["LibraryId"]
             params = {
-                "filename": py2_encode(obj["Filename"], "utf-8"),
+                "filename": obj["Filename"],
                 "id": obj["Id"],
                 "dbid": obj["MovieId"],
                 "mode": "play",
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py
index 1157f75a..22632d3d 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import datetime
 import re
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
-from kodi_six.utils import py2_encode
-
 from ..database import jellyfin_db, queries as QUEM
 from ..helper import api, stop, validate, jellyfin_item, values, Local, LazyLogger
 from ..helper.utils import find_library
@@ -210,7 +208,7 @@ class MusicVideos(KodiDb):
         else:
             obj["Path"] = "plugin://plugin.video.jellyfin/%s/" % obj["LibraryId"]
             params = {
-                "filename": py2_encode(obj["Filename"], "utf-8"),
+                "filename": obj["Filename"],
                 "id": obj["Id"],
                 "dbid": obj["MvideoId"],
                 "mode": "play",
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/tvshows.py b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/tvshows.py
index 02016cf3..ee6dbd7c 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/tvshows.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/tvshows.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import sqlite3
 from ntpath import dirname
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
-from kodi_six.utils import py2_encode
-
 from .. import downloader as server
 from ..database import jellyfin_db, queries as QUEM
 from ..helper import (
@@ -535,7 +533,7 @@ class TVShows(KodiDb):
                 obj["SeriesId"],
             )
             params = {
-                "filename": py2_encode(obj["Filename"], "utf-8"),
+                "filename": obj["Filename"],
                 "id": obj["Id"],
                 "dbid": obj["EpisodeId"],
                 "mode": "play",

From cc0cabf38a683d3bc7802ec9775fe4708ed7bafd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Odd=20Str=C3=A5b=C3=B8?= <oddstr13@openshell.no>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 05:13:33 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 10/11] Remove kodi_six from dependencies

---
 release.yaml         | 2 --
 requirements-dev.txt | 1 -
 2 files changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/release.yaml b/release.yaml
index f6bcd6fb..31862dbd 100644
--- a/release.yaml
+++ b/release.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ dependencies:
       version: '2.22.0+matrix.1'
     - addon: 'script.module.dateutil'
       version: '2.8.1+matrix.1'
-    - addon: 'script.module.kodi-six'
-      version: '0.1.3+1'
     - addon: 'script.module.addon.signals'
       version: '0.0.5+matrix.1'
     - addon: 'script.module.websocket'
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 6c345d2b..af40f310 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ tzdata; platform_system == "Windows"
 
 Kodistubs ~=21.0
 
-git+https://github.com/romanvm/kodi.six
 git+https://github.com/ruuk/script.module.addon.signals
 
 pre-commit >= 3.7.1

From 876e940283825ea348162637852fb3a4aff16ab2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Odd=20Str=C3=A5b=C3=B8?= <oddstr13@openshell.no>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 05:46:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 11/11] Fix normalize_string

---
 jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py
index c7c31567..3e2b58cd 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/helper/utils.py
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ def normalize_string(text):
     text = text.strip()
 
     text = text.rstrip(".")
-    text = unicodedata.normalize("NFKD", str(text, "utf-8")).encode("ascii", "ignore")
+    text = unicodedata.normalize("NFKD", text).encode("ascii", "ignore")
 
     return text