Python script for sorting pictures based on EXIF date

exif-sorter.py

import glob
from datetime import datetime
from os import makedirs
from shutil import copy

import exifread
from path import path


def process_file(file_path, dest_dir):
    file_path = path(file_path)
    dest_dir = path(dest_dir)

    with open(file_path, 'rb') as f:
        tags = exifread.process_file(f)

        if not ('Image DateTime' in tags.keys()):
            print("Err, file {0} has no EXIF".format(file_path))
            return

        date_time_str = str(tags['Image DateTime'])

        date_time = datetime.strptime(date_time_str, '%Y:%m:%d %H:%M:%S')
        date = date_time.date()

        dest_dir = path.joinpath(dest_dir, str(date.year), str(date.month), str(date.day))
        makedirs(dest_dir, exist_ok=True)

        dest_path = path.joinpath(dest_dir, file_path.name)

        print('Copying {0} to {1}'.format(file_path, dest_path))

        copy(file_path, dest_path)


for file_path in glob.iglob('/home/altera/recover/*/*.jpg'):
    try:
        process_file(file_path, '/home/altera/recovered/images/')
    except Exception as e:
        print(e)
        pass