Resize image in Python without losing EXIF data

Question

I need to resize jpg images with Python without losing the original image\'s EXIF data (metadata about date taken, camera model etc.). All google searches about python and i

Answer 1

Here's an updated answer as of 2018. piexif is a pure python library that for me installed easily via pip (pip install piexif) and worked beautifully (thank you, maintainers!). https://pypi.org/project/piexif/

The usage is very simple, a single line will replicate the accepted answer and copy all EXIF tags from the original image to the resized image:

import piexif
piexif.transplant("foo.jpg", "foo-resized.jpg")

I haven't tried yet, but it looks like you could also perform modifcations easily by using the load, dump, and insert functions as described in the linked documentation.