#!/usr/bin/python

import sys
import EXIF
from datetime import *
import time
import os

# Loop on arguments (files)
for arg in sys.argv[1:] :
    
    # Do nothing of dirs
    if os.path.isdir(arg) :
        continue

    # Open the file
    f=open(arg, 'rb')
 
    # Read exif data
    tags = EXIF.process_file(f)
    
    # Ensure date is present 
    if not tags.has_key("Image DateTime") :
        continue 
        
    # Get date of photo
    date = tags["Image DateTime"]
    date = datetime(*(time.strptime(date.values, "%Y:%m:%d %H:%M:%S")[0:6]))
    timestamp = int(time.mktime(date.timetuple()))
    
    # Some traces
    print "File:%s - Time:%s " % (arg, timestamp)

    # Change the date
    os.utime(arg, (timestamp, timestamp))

import jpeg

#read/write JPEG comments (aka the COM area)
jpeg.getComments(file)
jpeg.setComments(txt, file)

#read/write some EXIF data
e = jpeg.getExif(file)   #an Exif object
e2 = jpeg.getExif2(file) #an Exif extension segment as Exif instance too

#quick getter
d = e.dict()
print d['image description']
e.display()  #function to print all tags and their value, type, etc.

#some tags with an explicit interface, some are writable
print e.description
e.description = "my nice picture"

#generic read function
print e.get(0x010e)  #value for a tag number you know
print e.get(0x010e, value=False) #get the tag as a Tag instance

#generic write function
e.set(0x010e, "my nice picture", e.ifd0, 2)
    #e.ifd0, e.exif, e.gps or e.interop, represents the IFD the tag belongs to
    #and 2 represents the fact that the tag is of ASCII type
    #see www.exif.org specifications for details

#iterate
for tag in e:
   print tag.getValue() #value parsed
   print tag.value      #value raw
   tag.setValue(100)    #change it

#save the changed Exif segment back into the image file
jpeg.setExif(e, file) 

from iptcinfo import IPTCInfo
info = IPTCInfo('test.jpg')
print info.keywords, info.supplementalCategories, info.contacts
caption = info.data['caption/abstract']

info = IPTCInfo('test.jpg')
info.data['caption/abstract'] = 'Witty caption here'
info.data['supplemental category'] = ['portrait']
info.save()
info.saveAs('test_out.jpg')  # keep original safe