rename JPEG image files by (date, time) from EXIF data -- "fork" / update of n3wtron/exifImageMover.py

exifImageMover.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

from PIL import Image
import sys
import time
import os
from os import path
import shutil
from optparse import OptionParser


def main():
    optParser = OptionParser("usage: %prog [options] images... ")
    optParser.add_option("-p", "--prefix", help="New File Prefix Date Format",
                         action="store", type="string", dest="dateFormat",
                         default="%Y-%m-%d_")
    optParser.add_option("-d", "--dry",
                         help="Shows only a rename, NO MOVE WILL BE PERFORMED",
                         action="store_true", dest='dry')
    (options, args) = optParser.parse_args(sys.argv)
    dateFormat = options.dateFormat
    dry = options.dry

    for imagePath in args[1:]:
        try:
            img = Image.open(imagePath)
        except IOError:
            print("File " + imagePath + "not found")
            continue

        try:
            exif_data = img._getexif()
            strImageDate = exif_data[306]
        except TypeError:
            print("No EXIF date Information found for file: " + imagePath)
            continue
            
        try:
            imageDate = time.strptime(strImageDate, "%Y:%m:%d %H:%M:%S")
        except ValueError as err:
            print("EXIF time date bad", err)
            strImageDate = '1900:01:01 00:00:01'
            imageDate = time.strptime(strImageDate, "%Y:%m:%d %H:%M:%S")

        newFileName = time.strftime(dateFormat, imageDate) + \
            path.basename(imagePath)
        dir_name = path.dirname(imagePath)
        if dir_name == '':
            dir_name = '.'
        newPath = dir_name + os.sep + newFileName
        if dry:
            print(imagePath + " -> " + newPath)
        else:
            shutil.move(imagePath, newPath)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()