Python wrapper for ExifTool that allows users to edit social media URLs in image metadata and can show the XMP/exif details of the image

customtags.cfg

%Image::ExifTool::UserDefined = (
    'Image::ExifTool::XMP::Main' => {
    socialMedia => { # This is the namespace prefix
        SubDirectory => {
        TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::UserDefined::socialMedia'
        },
    },
    },
);

%Image::ExifTool::UserDefined::socialMedia = (
    GROUPS => { 0 => 'XMP', 1 => 'XMP-socialMedia', 2 => 'Image' },
    NAMESPACE => { socialMedia => 'http://ns.example.com/socialMedia/' },
    WRITABLE => 'string', # Making the tags writable as strings
    CreatorURL => { },
    PurchaseURL => { },
    URLInstagram => { },
    URLTwitter => { },
    URLFacebook => { },
    URLPatreon => { },
    URLEtsy => { },
    URLDeviantArt => { },
    URLScribd => { },
    URLDocdroid => { },
    URLDiscord => { },
    URLTapatalk => { },
    URLLinkedIn => { },
    URLYouTube => { },
    URLVimeo => { },
    URLSoundCloud => { },
    URLSpotify => { },
    URLBandcamp => { },
    URLTwitch => { },
    URLTikTok => { },
    URLReddit => { },
    URLPinterest => { },
    URLBehance => { },
    URLFlickr => { },
    URLTumblr => { },
    URLGitHub => { },
    URLMedium => { },
    URLTelegram => { },
    URLWhatsApp => { },
);

1; # Needed to ensure the config file is properly read

exiftool.py

#Created by Dustin Darcy (http://github.com/djdarcy)
#Notes: https://exiftool.org/forum/index.php?topic=15169.0

import argparse
import subprocess
import os

def find_exiftool():
    # Get the directory of the current script
    script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
    exiftool_path = os.path.join(script_dir, 'exiftool.exe')

    # Check if exiftool.exe is in the same directory as the script
    if os.path.isfile(exiftool_path):
        return exiftool_path
    else:
        # Fallback to 'exiftool' assuming it is in the system PATH
        return 'exiftool'

# Function to run ExifTool command
def run_exiftool_command(cmd):
    subprocess.run(cmd, text=True)

# Define the parser
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Edit social media URLs in image metadata.')
parser.add_argument('image', help='Path to the image file.')
parser.add_argument('-s', '--show', action='store_true', help='Show the XMP/exif details of the image.')
parser.add_argument('-cfg', '--config', default='customtags.cfg', help='Path to the custom ExifTool config file.')
parser.add_argument('-cr', '--creator', help="URL to creator's information")
parser.add_argument('-pu', '--purchase', help="URL to purchase the item")
parser.add_argument('-tw', '--twitter', help="Twitter profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-ig', '--instagram', help="Instagram profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-pa', '--patreon', help="Patreon profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-et', '--etsy', help="Etsy shop URL")
parser.add_argument('-da', '--deviantart', help="DeviantArt profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-tp', '--tapatalk', help="Tapatalk profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-fb', '--facebook', help="Facebook profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-sc', '--scribd', help="Scribd profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-dd', '--docdroid', help="Docdroid document URL")
parser.add_argument('-di', '--discord', help="Discord invite URL")
parser.add_argument('-li', '--linkedin', help="LinkedIn profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-yt', '--youtube', help="YouTube channel URL")
parser.add_argument('-vm', '--vimeo', help="Vimeo profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-sd', '--soundcloud', help="SoundCloud profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-sp', '--spotify', help="Spotify artist profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-bc', '--bandcamp', help="Bandcamp artist profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-tc', '--twitch', help="Twitch channel URL")
parser.add_argument('-tk', '--tiktok', help="TikTok profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-rd', '--reddit', help="Reddit profile or subreddit URL")
parser.add_argument('-pt', '--pinterest', help="Pinterest profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-bh', '--behance', help="Behance profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-fl', '--flickr', help="Flickr profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-tu', '--tumblr', help="Tumblr blog URL")
parser.add_argument('-gh', '--github', help="GitHub profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-md', '--medium', help="Medium profile URL")
parser.add_argument('-tg', '--telegram', help="Telegram contact or channel URL")
parser.add_argument('-wa', '--whatsapp', help="WhatsApp contact URL")

args = parser.parse_args()

# Use the find_exiftool function to set the correct ExifTool path
exiftool_cmd = find_exiftool()

# Build the ExifTool command
orig_cmd = [exiftool_cmd, '-config', args.config]
cmd = orig_cmd.copy()

# Add tags to the command
if args.creator:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:CreatorURL={args.creator}')
if args.purchase:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:PurchaseURL={args.purchase}')
if args.instagram:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLInstagram={args.instagram}')
if args.twitter:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLTwitter={args.twitter}')
if args.facebook:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLFacebook={args.facebook}')
if args.patreon:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLPatreon={args.patreon}')
if args.etsy:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLEtsy={args.etsy}')
if args.deviantart:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLDeviantArt={args.deviantart}')
if args.scribd:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLScribd={args.scribd}')
if args.docdroid:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLDocdroid={args.docdroid}')
if args.discord:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLDiscord={args.discord}')
if args.tapatalk:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLTapatalk={args.tapatalk}')
if args.linkedin:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLLinkedIn={args.linkedin}')
if args.youtube:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLYouTube={args.youtube}')
if args.vimeo:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLVimeo={args.vimeo}')
if args.soundcloud:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLSoundCloud={args.soundcloud}')
if args.spotify:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLSpotify={args.spotify}')
if args.bandcamp:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLBandcamp={args.bandcamp}')
if args.twitch:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLTwitch={args.twitch}')
if args.tiktok:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLTikTok={args.tiktok}')
if args.reddit:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLReddit={args.reddit}')
if args.pinterest:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLPinterest={args.pinterest}')
if args.behance:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLBehance={args.behance}')
if args.flickr:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLFlickr={args.flickr}')
if args.tumblr:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLTumblr={args.tumblr}')
if args.github:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLGitHub={args.github}')
if args.medium:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLMedium={args.medium}')
if args.telegram:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLTelegram={args.telegram}')
if args.whatsapp:
    cmd.append(f'-XMP-socialMedia:URLWhatsApp={args.whatsapp}')

# Run the ExifTool command to edit the image?
if(cmd != orig_cmd):
    cmd.append(args.image)
    run_exiftool_command(cmd)

# Last possibility: Show the XMP/exif details of the image
if args.show:
    run_exiftool_command([exiftool_cmd, args.image])

update_metadata.cmd

@echo off
setlocal

:: Get the full path of the directory where the batch script resides
set "script_dir=%~dp0"

:: Check for image file argument
if "%~1"=="" (
    echo Usage: update_metadata.cmd ^<image_file^>
    exit /b 1
)

:: Set the predefined social media links
set "creator_url=https://linktr.ee/..."
set "purchase_url=https://www.etsy.com/listing/.../..."
set "instagram=https://www.instagram.com/.../"
set "twitter=https://x.com/..."
set "patreon=http://patreon.com/..."
set "etsy=https://www.etsy.com/shop/..."
set "deviantart=https://www.deviantart.com/.../"
set "docdroid=https://www.docdroid.net/rors5BX/2009-the-scarcity-hypothesis-sh-dustin-darcy-pdf"

:: Call the Python script with all the arguments, using the full path
python "%script_dir%exiftool.py" "%~1" ^
    -cr "%creator_url%" ^
    -pu "%purchase_url%" ^
    -ig "%instagram%" ^
    -tw "%twitter%" ^
    -pa "%patreon%" ^
    -et "%etsy%" ^
    -da "%deviantart%" ^
    -dd "%docdroid%" ^
    -s

endlocal