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Reading And Writing Image Metadata
The IPTCInfo module allows you to add/edit metadata
to your image. You can download it from <a href=http://cheeseshop.python.org/pypi/IPTCInfo/>here</a>.
Reading
from iptcinfo import IPTCInfo
info = IPTCInfo('test.jpg')
print info.keywords, info.supplementalCategories, info.contacts
caption = info.data['caption/abstract']
Add/Edit
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
