Script to automate uploading image directories to picasa albums

picasa-uploader.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import ConfigParser
import os
import os.path as op

import gdata.photos.service
import gdata.media
import gdata.geo

def upload_one_dir(gd_client, username, directory, files):
    _,basedir = op.split(directory)
    parts = [s.capitalize() for s in basedir.split('-')]
    date = '-'.join(parts[:3])
    slug = ' '.join(parts[3:])
    title = date + ': ' + slug

    album = gd_client.InsertAlbum(title=title, summary=date)
    album_url = '/data/feed/api/user/%s/albumid/%s' % (username, album.gphoto_id.text)
    for pic in files:
        filename = op.join(directory, pic)
        photo = gd_client.InsertPhotoSimple(album_url,
                                            pic,
                                            '',
                                            filename,
                                            content_type='image/jpeg')
        print 'Uploaded', photo

def main(blogdir):
    config = ConfigParser.RawConfigParser()
    config.read('config.ini')
    email = config.get('login', 'email')
    username = config.get('login', 'username')
    passwd = config.get('login', 'password')

    # log in..
    gd_client = gdata.photos.service.PhotosService()
    gd_client.email = email
    gd_client.password = passwd
    gd_client.source = 'Blog pics uploader'
    gd_client.ProgrammaticLogin()

    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(blogdir):
        if not files:
            continue
        print root
        upload_one_dir(gd_client, username, root, files)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys
    main(sys.argv[1])