comicpy

Tool to create CBR or CBZ files.

Extracts images from PDF, ZIP, CBR files, generating comic files respecting their original order.

[!Important]

The original files are not altered.

Features

• Convert PDF file to CBR or CBZ files (by default).
• Convert RAR files to CBR files.
• Convert ZIP files to CBZ files.
• Scan in given directory and filter PDF, ZIP, RAR files depending on the given extension, convert them into CBR or CBZ files, generating individual files or consolidated into one.
• Scan in the given directory and filter CBR, CBZ files allowing to merge them all into one.
• Extract CBR or CBZ files from RAR or ZIP archives.
• Support for password protected RAR or ZIP archives.
• Convert image directories (jpeg, png, jpg) to CBR or CBZ files.

[!Important]

1. For full operation of comicpy when using RAR files, you must have available the rar command, download and install it from the official site, rarlab - rar/unrar command.

2. Some PDF files contain multiple images on the same page, which may be repeated within the same file; converting the PDF file will remove all duplicate images. This is due to the original construction and layout of the source PDF file. Therefore, as a result, there may be fewer or more pages compared to the original PDF file, this does not necessarily indicate that the work of this tool (comicpy) is flawed or faulty.

Any problem, suggestion, doubt, leave it in Issues of the repository.

Installation

pip install comicpy

Usage

CLI - usage

Command help.

$ comicpy -h

File usage

$ comicpy --type f -p file.pdf -u kb --check
$
$ comicpy --type f -p file.rar --check
$
$ comicpy --type f -p file.zip --password PASS --check
$
$ comicpy --type f -p file.rar --resize small --check

Directory usage

$ comicpy --type d -p rars_dir --filter rar -c rar --join -o prefix_final_ --password PASS --check
$
$ for i in $(ls -d Zip_Dir_*/); do
> comicpy --type d -p "$i" --filter zip -c zip -o ${i: 0:-1} --join --check
> done
$
$ comicpy --type d -p rars_dir --filter rar -c rar --join -o prefix_final_ --password PASS --resize preserve --check
$
$ comicpy --type d -p Comic_vol1/ --compress zip --filter images --progress --join --check

Development - usage

path='.' parameter indicates that files will be written by default to the current directory. It can be changed.

Single PDF, RAR, ZIP file -> CBZ or CBR

>>> from comicpy import ComicPy
>>>
>>> file = "fileComic.pdf"
>>>
>>> comic = ComicPy(unit='mb')
>>>
>>> metadata = comic.process_pdf(
...             filename=file,
...             compressor='zip'
...         )
>>>
>>> print(metadata)
[{'name': './Converted_comicpy/fileComic/fileComic.cbz', 'size': '193.24 MB'}]
>>>
>>> comic.check_integrity(filename=metadata[0]['name'])
File "fileComic.cbz" is valid?:  "True"
True
>>>

Directory with PDFs, RARs, ZIPs files -> CBZ or CBR

The join parameter indicates whether all found files are merged or treated as individual files.

• Example, directory with RAR files - join=False

>>> from comicpy import ComicPy
>>>
>>> dir = 'ComicVol1'
>>>
>>> comic = ComicPy(unit='GB')
>>>
>>> metadata = comic.process_dir(
...     directory_path=dir,
...     extension_filter='rar',
...     compressor='rar',
...     password=None,
...     join=False
... )

>>> print(metadata)
[{'name': './Converted_comicpy/ComicVol1/chapter_1.cbr', 'size': '0.03 GB'}, {'name': './Converted_comicpy/ComicVol1/chapter_2.cbr', 'size': '0.02 GB'}]
>>>
>>>
>>> for item in metadata:
...     comic.check_integrity(
...             filename=item['name'],
...             show=True
...     )
...
File "chapter_1.cbr" is valid?:  "True"
True
File "chapter_2.cbr" is valid?:  "True"
True
>>>

• Example, directory with RAR files - join=True

>>> from comicpy import ComicPy
>>>
>>> dir = 'ComicVol1'
>>>
>>> comic = ComicPy(unit='GB')
>>>
>>> metadata = comic.process_dir(
...     directory_path=dir,
...     extension_filter='rar',
...     compressor='rar',
...     password=None,
...     join=True
... )
>>>
>>> print(metadata)
[{'name': './Converted_comicpy/ComicVol1/chapter_1.cbr', 'size': '0.09 GB'}]
>>>
>>> for item in metadata:
...     comic.check_integrity(
...             filename=item['name'],
...             show=True
...     )
...
File "chapter_1.cbr" is valid?:  "True"
True
>>>

Cloning, preparing the environment and running the tests

Linux environment.

git clone https://github.com/kurotom/comicpy.git

cd comicpy

poetry shell

poetry install

./run_tests.sh