Pictures everywhere......
So I decided I wanted to write a little script to create thumbnail images using Python and PIL so I could share some of my cooler photos with ease on some of the boards I post on. I ended up turning it into my first python script compiled as an exe using wxPython as my front end.
I wanted something that could be used by others as well, and I know lots of people like to add watermarks. Turns out some one on the board I post most frequently on wanted a copy of the tool.
Im able to process about 400 files @ 1024x768 down to 450x450 thumbs with a watermark in 50 seconds.
I can see myself doing lots of this in the future (Python GUI on windoze), lots of things I havent even explored yet either. Python executables as windows services, etc.
Nifty things from today:
* os.path.walk(start_location) rocks. If youve never used it and you need to grok a directory hierarchy it works really well. Combined with other os.path functions, I was able to retrieve and store files in a mimiced tree within about 15 miuntes. Man python is so cool!
* wxPython really neat event driven GUI. Pretty quick to get something working, but itll be awhile before I can get a hold of the whole model and use it readily.
* Pythons built in dictionary data type. Need I say more ;)
* Py2Exe allowed me to share a script with a friend that has no need to install python and bother himself with such nerdy things. Basicly, build a distutils compatible setup.py file and off you go. I had a few funky isues I had to sort thru because of the PIL module and the way it references things. Just make sure you import the Image modules your working with directly and set the __initialized__ value to 2.
Ill leave you with a screenshot of my work in progres. Please feel free to comment on my works (constructive critiscm strongly preferred), ask questions, or toss out other Python coolness in general. Ciao!
I wanted something that could be used by others as well, and I know lots of people like to add watermarks. Turns out some one on the board I post most frequently on wanted a copy of the tool.
Im able to process about 400 files @ 1024x768 down to 450x450 thumbs with a watermark in 50 seconds.
I can see myself doing lots of this in the future (Python GUI on windoze), lots of things I havent even explored yet either. Python executables as windows services, etc.
Nifty things from today:
* os.path.walk(start_location) rocks. If youve never used it and you need to grok a directory hierarchy it works really well. Combined with other os.path functions, I was able to retrieve and store files in a mimiced tree within about 15 miuntes. Man python is so cool!
* wxPython really neat event driven GUI. Pretty quick to get something working, but itll be awhile before I can get a hold of the whole model and use it readily.
* Pythons built in dictionary data type. Need I say more ;)
* Py2Exe allowed me to share a script with a friend that has no need to install python and bother himself with such nerdy things. Basicly, build a distutils compatible setup.py file and off you go. I had a few funky isues I had to sort thru because of the PIL module and the way it references things. Just make sure you import the Image modules your working with directly and set the __initialized__ value to 2.
Ill leave you with a screenshot of my work in progres. Please feel free to comment on my works (constructive critiscm strongly preferred), ask questions, or toss out other Python coolness in general. Ciao!
posted by Don at 1:41 AM
