Image Sorter

Introduction

Python script that will sort images into dated folders based off the images metadata

Requirements:

• Python >= 3.6.3
• Required Packages:
  • exifread
• See here for supported image types

Setup

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1. Install python3

2. Install python packages (from working directory)

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Usage

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To run the script with default args, run:

python3 ImageSorter.py [path/to/images]

The following args can be passed to config the script:

Arg	Type	Default Value	Description
-h or --help	optional	N/A	A quick reference on how to use the script
-o or --output	optional	tmp/images-sorted	Target designation of sorted images
-d or --depth <year,month,day>	optional	month	Folder depth on how to sort images
-m or --move	optional	False	Move the images instead of copying them
-l or --log	optional	False	Log the process in a report log file
dir	positional	N/A	Where the image files are stored

Example usage to move images from dir ~/Pictures/MyPics into year folders (ie. 2017/, 2016/):

~$ python ImageSorter.py -m -d year ~/Pictures/MyPics