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 ===== Executing something from a plugin add-on =====
-As explained into the article **[[kodi_addon]]** it is possible to create **script add-ons** or **plugin add-ons** using Python (starting with Kodi 19 Matrix it is possible tu use the embedded Python 3). A **plugin add-on** is simply a container of media elements generally organized as a directory, **without specific playing capabilities**. The play of a content is generally delegated to the **native Kodi players** (video, audio or pictures).
+As explained into the article **[[kodi_addon]]** it is possible to create **script add-ons** or **plugin add-ons** using Python. A **plugin add-on** is simply a container of media elements generally organized as a directory, **without specific playing capabilities**. The play of a content is generally delegated to the **native Kodi players** (video, audio or pictures).
+Starting with Kodi 19 Matrix it is possible tu use the embedded Python 3 as the programming language for plugins and scripts.
+When a plugin add-on is invoked, it produces a **directory listing** where **some elements are sub-folders** and others are **playable items**. If the user selects a sub-folder, the plugin is called again and it produces another listing. If instead the user selects a playable item, the appropriate Kodi player is called.
+It is possibile to customize the action associated to a playable **ListItem** (the playable media element shown into the plugin directory), overriding the default player; so it is possible to launch a generic external Python program or run a Kodi script add-on. To obtain this you must tag the ListItem as ''IsPlayable = false'' and define its **url** as pointing to the plugin add-on itself. When the user select that item, the plugin is called again (call-bak) and you can execute the custom action on it.
-If you want, it is possibile to customize the action associated to a **ListItem** (a media element shown into the plugin directory), overriding the default player; so it is possible to launch a generic external Python program or run a Kodi script add-on.
 ==== Executing an external Python program ====