From df95787746443f35295c283ef8b20a9751213ddd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Hyett <alex@hyett.me>
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2024 14:25:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add move photos script

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 README.md      |   5 +-
 move-photos.py | 128 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 132 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 move-photos.py

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 # automate-python-example
 
-This is the code for my video on automating things with Python
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+This is the code for my video on [Automate Your Life With Python](https://youtu.be/1dgnl7oCVTY).
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> [This repository](https://code.alexhyett.com/alexhyett/automate-python-example) is also mirrored on [Codeberg.org](https://codeberg.org/alexhyett/automate-python-example) if you want to raise an issue.
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diff --git a/move-photos.py b/move-photos.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e0188d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/move-photos.py
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import os
+import shutil
+import re
+import platform
+import datetime
+
+# This script is used to move files from the camera uploads folder in Dropbox to a structured
+# photos folder based on year and month the photo was taken.
+
+# Just update the source and target below:
+# ================= PARAMETERS ==================
+source = "/Users/alex/Dropbox/Camera Uploads"
+target = "/Users/alex/Dropbox/Photos"
+# ===============================================
+
+# ================= CONSTANTS ===================
+DATE_PATTERN = '.*(20\d\d)-?([01]\d)-?([0123]\d).*'
+EXTS = ("jpg", "png", "jpeg", "mov", "mp4")
+FOLDER_SEP = "/"
+# ===============================================
+
+# ================= METHODS =====================
+# Get month folder
+def getFolder(year, monthNumber):
+  if (monthNumber == "01"):
+    monthFolder = "01 January"
+  elif (monthNumber == "02"):
+    monthFolder = "02 February"
+  elif (monthNumber == "03"):
+    monthFolder = "03 March"
+  elif (monthNumber == "04"):
+    monthFolder = "04 April"
+  elif (monthNumber == "05"):
+    monthFolder = "05 May"
+  elif (monthNumber == "06"):
+    monthFolder = "06 June"
+  elif (monthNumber == "07"):
+    monthFolder = "07 July"
+  elif (monthNumber == "08"):
+    monthFolder = "08 August"
+  elif (monthNumber == "09"):
+    monthFolder = "09 September"
+  elif (monthNumber == "10"):
+    monthFolder = "10 October"
+  elif (monthNumber == "11"):
+    monthFolder = "11 November"
+  elif (monthNumber == "12"):
+    monthFolder = "12 December"
+  
+  return year + "/" + monthFolder
+
+def get_file_date(folder, filename):
+    # If the filename contains a date in the format yyyy-mm-dd or yyyymmdd
+    # Then use that to determine date
+    matchObj = re.match(DATE_PATTERN, file)
+    if (matchObj):
+      year = matchObj.group(1)
+      month = matchObj.group(2)
+      print("Matched on filename date pattern")
+    else:
+      dateTaken = creation_date(folder + FOLDER_SEP + filename)
+      matchObj = re.match(DATE_PATTERN, dateTaken)
+      if (matchObj):
+        year = matchObj.group(1)
+        month = matchObj.group(2)
+      else:
+        year = "0"
+        month = "0"
+        print("Failed to get date for photo: " + filename)
+
+    return {"year": year, "month": month}
+
+def creation_date(path_to_file):
+    # Try to get the date that a file was created, falling back to when it was
+    # last modified if that isn't possible.
+    if platform.system() == 'Windows':
+        timestamp = os.path.getctime(path_to_file)
+    else:
+        stat = os.stat(path_to_file)
+        try:
+            timestamp = stat.st_birthtime
+        except AttributeError:
+            # We're probably on Linux. No easy way to get creation dates here,
+            # so we'll settle for when its content was last modified.
+            timestamp = stat.st_mtime
+    return datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+# ===============================================
+
+# ================== SCRIPT =====================
+# Loop through all the photos in the folder
+files = os.listdir(source)
+for file in files:
+    # Ignore if filename is not a photo or video
+    if (file.lower().endswith(tuple(EXTS))):
+      # If the filename contains a date in the format yyyy-mm-dd or yyyymmdd
+      # Then use that to determine date
+      fileData = get_file_date(source, file)
+      year = fileData["year"]
+      month = fileData["month"]
+
+      if (year == "0" or month == "0"):
+        print("Unable to extract date: " + file)
+        continue
+
+      # Get folder name from dates
+      folder = getFolder(year, month)
+
+      # Create target folder
+      targetFolder = target + FOLDER_SEP + folder
+      if (not os.path.exists(targetFolder)):
+        print("Creating folder: " + targetFolder)
+        os.makedirs(targetFolder)
+
+      # Move photo if it doesn't exist
+      sourceFile = source + FOLDER_SEP + file
+      targetFile = targetFolder + FOLDER_SEP + file
+      if (not os.path.exists(targetFile)):
+        print("Moving file: " + file)
+        shutil.move(sourceFile, targetFile)
+      else:
+        # If it already exists and is exactly the same size then delete it.
+        if os.stat(sourceFile).st_size == os.stat(targetFile).st_size:
+          print("Duplicate file, deleting: " + file)
+          os.remove(sourceFile)
+        else:
+          # Might want to rename and move here
+          print("Duplicate file, different size: " + file)
+# ===============================================
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