organize_photos.py

# https://gist.github.com/sirianni/0b4bdac87e62bf136bfa71828827ca43


import os
import shutil
import time

for filename in os.listdir():
  if os.path.isfile(filename):

    # Use mtime as it's more reliable
    # creation_timestamp = os.stat(filename).st_ctime
    creation_timestamp = os.stat(filename).st_mtime

    creation_time = time.localtime(creation_timestamp)
    year = str(creation_time.tm_year)

    year_directory = os.path.join('../', year)
    if not os.path.exists(year_directory):
        os.makedirs(year_directory)

    shutil.move(filename, os.path.join(year_directory, filename))
    print(f"Moved '{filename}' to {year_directory}")