Yet Another python wrapper for Phil Harvey' Exiftool ExifTool is the corner stone library to look for when you need to extract Exif or other types of metadata whithin a picture or many other files type.
(French) ExifTool est la package de référence quand il s'agit d'analyser l'Exif ou les métadonnées d'une photo
##Installation [sudo] pip install pyexifinfo
###Requirements ExifTool by Phil Harvey. Read, Write and Edit Image Metadata Information!
##Usage
import pyexifinfo as p
p.ver() #retrieve your ExifTool version
filename = 'python-logo.png'
p.get_json(filename) #retrieve a json representation of this file exif
=>
[{u'File:FilePermissions': u'rw-rw-r--', u'PNG:Interlace': u'Noninterlaced', u'S
ourceFile': u'/home/laptop/python-logo.png', u'PNG:ColorType': u'RGB with Alpha', u'File:MIMEType': u'image/png',u'File:FileAccessDate': u'2015:07:20 16:37:22-04:00', u'File:FileModifyDate': u'2014:12:12 20:55:59-05:00', u'File:FileSize': u'9.9 kB', u'PNG:ImageWidth': 290, u'File:FileType': u'PNG', u'File:FileName': u'python-logo.png', u'PNG:Compression': u'Deflate/Inflate', u'PNG:PixelsPerUnitY': 2835, u'PNG:PixelsPerUnitX': 2835, u'PNG:ImageHeight': 82, u'PNG:PixelUnits': u'Meters', u'File:Directory': u'/home/laptop', u'File:FileInodeChangDate': u'2015:07:20 16:37:22-04:00', u'PNG:Filter': u'Adaptive', u'PNG:BitDepth': 8, u'Composite:ImageSize': u'290x82', u'ExifTool:ExifToolVersion': 9.46}]####or with style
import pyexifinfo as p
import json
data = p.get_json(filename)
print( json.dumps(data, sort_keys=True,
indent=4, separators=(',', ': ')) )
[
{
"Composite:ImageSize": "601x203",
"ExifTool:ExifToolVersion": 9.46,
"File:Directory": "/home/laptop/Documents/",
"File:FileAccessDate": "2016:02:10 00:28:11-05:00",
"File:FileInodeChangeDate": "2016:02:10 00:27:30-05:00",
"File:FileModifyDate": "2016:02:10 00:27:30-05:00",
"File:FileName": "python-logo.png",
"File:FilePermissions": "rw-rw-r--",
"File:FileSize": "82 kB",
"File:FileType": "PNG",
"File:MIMEType": "image/png",
"PNG:BitDepth": 8,
"PNG:ColorType": "RGB with Alpha",
"PNG:Compression": "Deflate/Inflate",
"PNG:CreationTime": "06/05/04",
"PNG:Filter": "Adaptive",
"PNG:ImageHeight": 203,
"PNG:ImageWidth": 601,
"PNG:Interlace": "Noninterlaced",
"PNG:PixelUnits": "Meters",
"PNG:PixelsPerUnitX": 2800,
"PNG:PixelsPerUnitY": 2800,
"PNG:SignificantBits": "8 8 8 8",
"PNG:Software": "Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004",
"SourceFile": "/home/laptop/Documents/python-logo.png"
}
]####With XML (rdf)
data = p.get_xml(filename)
print(data)
=>
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf='http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#'>
<rdf:Description rdf:about='/home/laptop/Documents/python-logo.png'
xmlns:et='http://ns.exiftool.ca/1.0/' et:toolkit='Image::ExifTool 9.46'
xmlns:ExifTool='http://ns.exiftool.ca/ExifTool/1.0/'
xmlns:System='http://ns.exiftool.ca/File/System/1.0/'
xmlns:File='http://ns.exiftool.ca/File/1.0/'
xmlns:PNG='http://ns.exiftool.ca/PNG/PNG/1.0/'
xmlns:Composite='http://ns.exiftool.ca/Composite/1.0/'>
<ExifTool:ExifToolVersion>9.46</ExifTool:ExifToolVersion>
<System:Directory>/home/guinsly/totrash/pyexif/pyexifinfo/pyexifinfo</System:Directory>
<System:FileAccessDate>2016:02:10 00:28:11-05:00</System:FileAccessDate>
<System:FileInodeChangeDate>2016:02:10 00:27:30-05:00</System:FileInodeChangeDate>
<System:FileModifyDate>2016:02:10 00:27:30-05:00</System:FileModifyDate>
<System:FileName>python-logo.png</System:FileName>
<System:FilePermissions>rw-rw-r--</System:FilePermissions>
<System:FileSize>82 kB</System:FileSize>
<File:FileType>PNG</File:FileType>
<File:MIMEType>image/png</File:MIMEType>
<PNG:BitDepth>8</PNG:BitDepth>
<PNG:ColorType>RGB with Alpha</PNG:ColorType>
<PNG:Compression>Deflate/Inflate</PNG:Compression>
<PNG:CreationTime>06/05/04</PNG:CreationTime>
<PNG:Filter>Adaptive</PNG:Filter>
<PNG:ImageHeight>203</PNG:ImageHeight>
<PNG:ImageWidth>601</PNG:ImageWidth>
<PNG:Interlace>Noninterlaced</PNG:Interlace>
<PNG:PixelUnits>Meters</PNG:PixelUnits>
<PNG:PixelsPerUnitX>2800</PNG:PixelsPerUnitX>
<PNG:PixelsPerUnitY>2800</PNG:PixelsPerUnitY>
<PNG:SignificantBits>8 8 8 8</PNG:SignificantBits>
<PNG:Software>Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004</PNG:Software>
<Composite:ImageSize>601x203</Composite:ImageSize>
</rdf:Description>
</rdf:RDF>
#####functions
from pyexifinfo get_json
from pyexifinfo get_csv
from pyexifinfo get_xml
from pyexifinfo fileType
from pyexifinfo mimeType
filename = 'python-logo.png'
result = get_json(filename)
result = get_csv(filename)
result = get_xml(filename)
result = fileType(filename)
result = mimeType(filename)###Supported fileType (read only)
File Types
------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+------------
3FR r | DVB r/w | KEY r | ORF r/w | RWL r/w
3G2 r/w | DYLIB r | LA r | OTF r | RWZ r
3GP r/w | EIP r | LFP r | PAC r | RM r
AA r | EPS r/w | LNK r | PAGES r | SEQ r
AAX r/w | EPUB r | M2TS r | PBM r/w | SO r
ACR r | ERF r/w | M4A/V r/w | PCD r | SR2 r/w
AFM r | EXE r | MEF r/w | PDB r | SRF r
AI r/w | EXIF r/w/c | MIE r/w/c | PDF r/w | SRW r/w
AIFF r | EXR r | MIFF r | PEF r/w | SVG r
APE r | EXV r/w/c | MKA r | PFA r | SWF r
ARW r/w | F4A/V r/w | MKS r | PFB r | THM r/w
ASF r | FFF r/w | MKV r | PFM r | TIFF r/w
AVI r | FLA r | MNG r/w | PGF r | TORRENT r
AZW r | FLAC r | MOBI r | PGM r/w | TTC r
BMP r | FLV r | MODD r | PLIST r | TTF r
BTF r | FPF r | MOI r | PICT r | VCF r
CHM r | FPX r | MOS r/w | PMP r | VRD r/w/c
COS r | GIF r/w | MOV r/w | PNG r/w | VSD r
CR2 r/w | GZ r | MP3 r | PPM r/w | WAV r
CRW r/w | HDP r/w | MP4 r/w | PPT r | WDP r/w
CS1 r/w | HDR r | MPC r | PPTX r | WEBP r
DCM r | HTML r | MPG r | PS r/w | WEBM r
DCP r/w | ICC r/w/c | MPO r/w | PSB r/w | WMA r
DCR r | ICS r | MQV r/w | PSD r/w | WMV r
DFONT r | IDML r | MRW r/w | PSP r | WV r
DIVX r | IIQ r/w | MXF r | QTIF r/w | X3F r/w
DJVU r | IND r/w | NEF r/w | RA r | XCF r
DLL r | INX r | NRW r/w | RAF r/w | XLS r
DNG r/w | ITC r | NUMBERS r | RAM r | XLSX r
DOC r | J2C r | ODP r | RAR r | XMP r/w/c
DOCX r | JNG r/w | ODS r | RAW r/w | ZIP r
DPX r | JP2 r/w | ODT r | RIFF r |
DR4 r/w/c | JPEG r/w | OFR r | RSRC r |
DSS r | K25 r | OGG r | RTF r |
DV r | KDC r | OGV r | RW2 r/w |
Meta Information
----------------------+----------------------+---------------------
EXIF r/w/c | CIFF r/w | Ricoh RMETA r
GPS r/w/c | AFCP r/w | Picture Info r
IPTC r/w/c | Kodak Meta r/w | Adobe APP14 r
XMP r/w/c | FotoStation r/w | MPF r
MakerNotes r/w/c | PhotoMechanic r/w | Stim r
Photoshop IRB r/w/c | JPEG 2000 r | DPX r
ICC Profile r/w/c | DICOM r | APE r
MIE r/w/c | Flash r | Vorbis r
JFIF r/w/c | FlashPix r | SPIFF r
Ducky APP12 r/w/c | QuickTime r | DjVu r
PDF r/w/c | Matroska r | M2TS r
PNG r/w/c | MXF r | PE/COFF r
Canon VRD r/w/c | PrintIM r | AVCHD r
Nikon Capture r/w/c | FLAC r | ZIP r
GeoTIFF r/w/c | ID3 r | (and more)