archive-photos.py

# encoding: utf-8

import os
import argparse

import exifread
from path import path
import dateutil.parser

def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Archive image based on time photo was taken.')

    parser.add_argument('src', help='Source directory')
    parser.add_argument('dst', help='Destination directory')

    args = parser.parse_args()

    if args.src[-1] == '/':
        del args.src[-1]

    if args.dst[-1] == '/':
        del args.dst[-1]
    
    for f in path('{}/.'.format(args.src)).walkfiles():
        filename = os.path.basename(f)
        img = open(f, 'rb')
        # Return Exif tags
        tags = exifread.process_file(img)
        try:
            file_date = tags['EXIF DateTimeOriginal']
            file_date = str(file_date).split(' ')[0].replace(':', '/')
            dt = dateutil.parser.parse(str(file_date))
            directory = '{dst}/{year}/{month}'.format(dst=args.dst, year=dt.year, month=dt.month)
           
        except KeyError:
            directory = '{dst}/unknown'.format(dst=args.dst)

        if not os.path.isdir(directory):
            os.makedirs(directory)
            
        destination = '{}/{}'.format(directory, filename)
        i = 2
        while os.path.isfile(destination):
            destination = '{directory}/{basefilename}_{i}{ext}'.format(
                directory = directory,
                basefilename = os.path.splitext(filename)[0],
                i = i,
                ext = os.path.splitext(filename)[1]
            )
            i += 1
        
        os.rename(f, destination)
        print('{} -> {}'.format(f, destination))
        
        

main()

This code organise photos in folders and subfolders depending on time the photo was taken. Great to (re)organise a big picture library. It take care to not remove file on destination and rather create duplicates.

TODO

• Instead of create a duplicate, check file hash