create_albums.py

import json
import os

from pathlib import Path

ALBUM_DIR = ""

def add_to_album(file, root, album):
	album = bytes(album, "utf-8").decode("unicode-escape")
	album_path = f"{ALBUM_DIR}/{album}"

	if not os.path.exists(album_path):
		os.makedirs(album_path)

	Path(f"{album_path}/{file}").symlink_to(f"{root}/{file}")

with open('') as json_manifest:
	manifest = json.load(json_manifest)

for root, subdirs, files in os.walk("._tst"):
	for file in files:
		if (file in manifest):
			for album in manifest[file]:
				add_to_album(file, root, album)