pyexiftool

import os from pyexiftool import ExifTool # IMPORTANT: Ensure the 'exiftool' command-line utility is installed # and accessible on your system PATH. # For Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install libimage-exiftool-perl # For macOS: brew install exiftool # More info: https://exiftool.org/ # Create a dummy image file for demonstration if it doesn't exist image_file = "example.jpg" if not os.path.exists(image_file): with open(image_file, "w") as f: f.write("Simulated JPEG content\n") print(f"Created dummy file: {image_file}. Replace with a real image for meaningful EXIF data.") try: # Use ExifTool as a context manager to ensure proper process handling with ExifTool() as et: # Read all metadata from the image file metadata = et.get_metadata(image_file) print(f"\nMetadata for {image_file}:") for tag, value in metadata.items(): print(f" {tag}: {value}") # Example of writing metadata (uncomment and use a real image if needed) # For writing, ensure the image_file is a real image and you have write permissions. # new_tags = {"Exif.Image.Artist": "Python Bot", "Exif.Image.Copyright": "2023 Example Corp"} # et.set_tags(new_tags, [image_file]) # print(f"\nUpdated metadata for {image_file}") # updated_metadata = et.get_metadata(image_file) # print("Updated Artist:", updated_metadata.get("Exif.Image.Artist")) except Exception as e: print(f"An error occurred: {e}") print("Please ensure 'exiftool' is installed and your image file path is correct.") finally: # Clean up the dummy file if it was created if os.path.exists(image_file) and os.path.getsize(image_file) == len("Simulated JPEG content\n"): os.remove(image_file) print(f"Cleaned up dummy file: {image_file}")