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

Updated version of Maksym Kozlenko Python3 and py3exiv2 v0.7

# Resize image and update Exif data
from PIL import Image
import pyexiv2

def resize_image(source_path, dest_path, size):
    # resize image
    image = Image.open(source_path)
    # Using thumbnail, then 'size' is MAX width or weight
    # so will retain aspect ratio
    image.thumbnail(size, Image.ANTIALIAS)
    image.save(dest_path, "JPEG")

    # copy EXIF data
    source_exif = pyexiv2.ImageMetadata(source_path)
    source_exif.read()
    dest_exif = pyexiv2.ImageMetadata(dest_path)
    dest_exif.read()
    source_exif.copy(dest_exif,exif=True)

    # set EXIF image size info to resized size
    dest_exif["Exif.Photo.PixelXDimension"] = image.size[0]
    dest_exif["Exif.Photo.PixelYDimension"] = image.size[1]
    dest_exif.write()