From 296503df6791c52904045b4df4e35462379587c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Justin Oro <JustinOros@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:54:49 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Recognize Specials folder as season 0 during rename

---
 delete.yaml          |  2 ++
 plex-library-tool.py | 10 +++++-----
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/delete.yaml b/delete.yaml
index 9ea4a1c..59b9c92 100644
--- a/delete.yaml
+++ b/delete.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ folders:
   - Extras
   - Sample
   - Samples
+  - Specials
   - Soundtrack
   - Behind the Scenes
   - Deleted Scenes
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ files:
    - "*.sfv"
    - "*.part"
    - "*.par2"
+   - "*.website"
 
 # ============================================================================
 # sample_videos
diff --git a/plex-library-tool.py b/plex-library-tool.py
index 22c9610..9cd2efd 100755
--- a/plex-library-tool.py
+++ b/plex-library-tool.py
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ SEASON_ONLY_PATTERN = re.compile(r'(?<![A-Za-z0-9])[Ss](\d{1,2})')
 
 SEASON_FOLDER_PATTERN = re.compile(r'season\s*0*(\d{1,3})\b', re.IGNORECASE)
 SEASON_FOLDER_CANONICAL_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^[Ss](\d{1,3})$')
+SPECIALS_FOLDER_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^specials?$', re.IGNORECASE)
 
 EPISODE_ONLY_PATTERN = re.compile(r'\b[Ee](?:p(?:isode)?)?\.?\s*0*(\d{1,3})\b')
 LEADING_NUMBER_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^0*(\d{1,3})[\s._-]')
@@ -294,6 +295,8 @@ def parse_trailing_episode_number(filename):
 
 def parse_season_folder_name(name):
     stripped = name.strip()
+    if SPECIALS_FOLDER_PATTERN.match(stripped):
+        return 0
     m = SEASON_FOLDER_CANONICAL_PATTERN.match(stripped)
     if m:
         return int(m.group(1))
@@ -3720,7 +3723,7 @@ def prefetch_lookups(api_key, media_type, folders):
         for folder in folders:
             raw_name = folder.name
             hint_year = None
-            if extract_year(raw_name) is None:
+            if extract_year(raw_name) is None and media_type == "movie":
                 hint_year = infer_year_from_files(folder)
             futures[executor.submit(_buffered_lookup, api_key, media_type, raw_name, hint_year)] = (folder, hint_year)
 
@@ -3844,7 +3847,7 @@ def run_scan(args, log):
                 vprint(f"  No year in folder name, inferred from files: {hint_year}")
         else:
             hint_year = None
-            if extract_year(raw_name) is None:
+            if extract_year(raw_name) is None and media_type == "movie":
                 hint_year = infer_year_from_files(folder)
                 vprint(f"  No year in folder name, inferred from files: {hint_year}")
             final_name, match_year, match_id, error = lookup_folder(api_key, media_type, raw_name, hint_year)
@@ -4067,9 +4070,6 @@ def check_show_episodes(api_key, show_folder):
     return missing, None
 
 
-SPECIALS_FOLDER_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^specials?$', re.IGNORECASE)
-
-
 def flatten_self_nested_folder(folder, log):
     try:
         children = [c for c in folder.iterdir() if not c.name.startswith(".")]