Python command line script to import photos from SD card to folder with today's date.

importphotos

#!/usr/bin/env python3

''' 
Import photos from SD card into folder with todays date + nickname
Use: importphotos (--jpg|--raw|--both) <nickname of folder (optional)>
Add script to path
'''

import os
import sys
import shutil
from datetime import datetime

# Insert appropriate path and files extention. 
sd_photo_folder = '<Path to photos folder on SD car>' # example: '/media/mycard/disk/DCIM/'
base_folder = '<Path to parent photo folder>'
file_extension = '<file_extension>' # Default file extension - example: '.ORF', '.jpg' or '.CR2'

args = sys.argv[1:]
today = datetime.now()

year_folder = str(today.year)

if args[0][0:2] == "--":
    if args[0] == "--raw":
        file_extension = '.ORF' # Set extension of raw files
    elif args[0] == "--jpg" or args[0] == "--jpeg":
        file_extension = ".JPG" # Set extension of jpg files
    elif args[0] == "--both":
        file_extension = (".ORF", ".JPG") # Set extension of both
    else:
        exit(f"Unknown parameter: {args[0]}")

    args = args[1:]

folder_name = today.strftime('%Y-%m-%d') + ' ' + ' '.join(args)


folder_name = folder_name.strip()

output_folder = os.path.join(base_folder, year_folder, folder_name)

#Create output folder
try:
    os.makedirs(output_folder)
except FileExistsError as exists:
    print('Folder exists:', exists.filename)
    print('Using existing folder...')

sd_files = os.listdir(sd_photo_folder)
#Filter for raw extension
selected_files = [k for k in sd_files if k.endswith(file_extension)]

#Copy files
#Progress bar
n_files = len(selected_files)

print(f'Copying {n_files} {file_extension} files to {output_folder}')

printProgressBar(0, n_files, prefix = 'Copying photos:', suffix = '', length = 50)

for i, file_name in enumerate(selected_files):
    printProgressBar(i + 1, n_files, prefix = 'Progress:', suffix = '', length = 50)

    try:
        shutil.copy(os.path.join(sd_photo_folder, file_name), output_folder)
    except Error as err:
        print(err) 

print('Finished!')

Is there a way to sort the import to different folders? I have a camera that records raw and jpg files in the same folder. It would be cool to put the jpgs in a separate folder and the raw in another.

It is possible, but I have not had the need.
I just updated the script to allow simultaneous import of both jpg and raw by calling the script with the --both parameter.
For a specific setup, I think it would be quite easy to put the files into separate folders depending on extension.
I did not implement it, since i could not come up with a generalized way to do it... Though I'm sure an experienced python dev could do it in seconds.