Python check images for duplicates and remove

check.py

from PIL import Image
import imagehash
import time
import os

allowedFileFormats = '.jpg, .png, .webp, .mp4, .gif';
 folderFailesPath = 'C:/Users/user/Downloads/test'
removedFilesForIteration = 0
numberofChecks = 0
totalRemovedFiles = 0

def isAllowedFormat(fileExtension):
    return fileExtension in allowedFileFormats

def removeSimilarFiles():
    dirFileNames = os.listdir(folderFailesPath)
    files = [fileName for fileName in dirFileNames if os.path.isfile(folderFailesPath + '/'+ fileName)]

    # print(dirFileNames)
    # print(files)
    print('Total files to check for current iteration: ', len(dirFileNames))

    removedFilesForIteration = 0
    for compareFileName in files:
            compareFileName = folderFailesPath + '/'+ compareFileName
            
            print('Comparing file name: ', compareFileName)
            print('Is file exists file: ', os.path.exists(compareFileName))
            if os.path.exists(compareFileName):
                fileExtension = os.path.splitext(compareFileName)[1]

                if not isAllowedFormat(fileExtension): 
                    print('Removing file with wrong extension: ', compareFileName)
                    if os.path.exists(compareFileName):
                        os.remove(compareFileName)
                    continue
                
                # print('Comparing file name: ', compareFileName)

                compareFileHash = imagehash.average_hash(Image.open(compareFileName))

                for withFileName in files:
                    withFileName = folderFailesPath + '/'+ withFileName

                    print('Is file WITH exists file: ', os.path.exists(withFileName))  
                    # print('with file name: ', withFileName)  

                    if os.path.exists(withFileName):
                        fileWithExtension = os.path.splitext(withFileName)[1]
                        if not isAllowedFormat(fileWithExtension): 
                            print('Removing file with wrong extension: ', withFileName)
                            if os.path.exists(withFileName):
                                os.remove(withFileName)
                            continue

                        if compareFileName != withFileName:
                            print('with file name: ', withFileName)

                            compareWithFileHash = imagehash.average_hash(Image.open(withFileName))

                            if 0 == compareFileHash - compareWithFileHash:
                                print('Removing similar file by name: ', withFileName)
                                removedFilesForIteration += 1
                                if os.path.exists(withFileName):
                                    os.remove(withFileName)
    print('Total removed files per check iteration: ', removedFilesForIteration)
    return removedFilesForIteration



while True:
    print('STARTING CHECK ')

    totalRemovedFiles += removeSimilarFiles()
    numberofChecks += 1
    
    print('Total check iterations: ', numberofChecks)
    print('Total removed files: ', totalRemovedFiles)

    time.sleep(60)