Support for Watchlist.csv import from Letterboxd

[zoltrons]

I can't import the letterboxd watchlist because this error.
20210411_021333.log

[damienhaynes]

Thanks @zoltrons, are you able to attach your letterboxd.csv file?

[zoltrons]

Of course. Here it is @damienhaynes

watchlist.zip

[flippyinavder]

hey @zoltrons
can you help me run this program, im having trouble
I downloaded the main file and its in a format I cant run, so I downloaded this 7z thing...but im still confused how to open the thing

[damienhaynes]

It doesn't look like I added support to import a letterboxd watchlist.csv. The format is different than the custom lists so you can't put it in that field like you have.

A custom list format looks like this:

Date,Name,Tags,URL,Description
2020-01-02,MyLetterboxdList,,https://boxd.it/4ulke,My Letterboxd List

Position,Name,Year,URL,Description
1,The Matrix,1999,https://boxd.it/2a1m,
2,Avengers: Endgame,2019,https://boxd.it/9vE4,

I'm not sure if watchlist export is something new, as it's strange I didn't add support for it. I'll update this issue to add support for watchlist.

[zoltrons]

I did actually think the problem may cause by this. But I wanted to ask anyway. Thanks for the reply. @damienhaynes

[ajkessel]

So is Letterboxd Watchlist->Trackt currently not possible with this tool? Are there any manual workarounds (short of manually recreating the watchlist!)?

[flippyinavder]

Oh this is an issue long solved ago, surprised my ticket was still active lol Sorry

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[ajkessel]

So how does one import the watchlist? The "letterboxd" tab doesn't have an option for importing watchlist.csv.

[mimmiechan]

So how does one import the watchlist? The "letterboxd" tab doesn't have an option for importing watchlist.csv.

I found somewhat of a workaround. This will create a new list on Trakt. If you want to merge this list with an existing Trakt watchlist, you need to have Trakt VIP. But if you just want your Letterboxd watchlist copied over, here is how you can do it.

Watchlist>Export watchlist
Lists>Start a new list...
Name the list something like "Watchlist Letterboxd"
Import
Choose the csv file you dowloaded earlier. Wait. Scroll all the way down.
Add films to list
Settings>Import & Export>Export your data
Download the zip file. Extract it to a new folder.
Open TraktRater.
Letterboxd>Enable>Custom Lists>+
Navigate to the extracted zip files. Open the "lists" folder. Inside the "list" folder, choose the csv file that corresponds to the list you created earlier.
Start Import

If you now have two watchlists on Trakt, and you have Trakt VIP: open the new list in Trakt and copy the items over to your Trakt watchlist, and delete the old one. If you don't have Trakt VIP, you can do it manually for each item. Or just roll with it.