gPhotosAlbum-JPEGcompression 1.4.3

Takes Google Photos Album (visible to anyone with url) and produces a zip file with compressed JPEGS.

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Python Package - gPhotosAlbum_JPEGcompression

Overview

Short Description: Takes Google Photos Album (visible to anyone with url) and produces a zip file with compressed JPEGS.

USP:

• The JPEGS retain the metadata.
• 1.5x to 15x reduction in file size depending on the JPEG.
• Larger files with higher megapixel undergo very good compression.
• Almost perfect image clarity up to 250% magnification.

Release Notes

version 1.4.3

• Some fixes (as always).

version 1.4.2

• First public release of gPhotosAlbum_JPEGcompression.
• JPEGS retain metadata.

Installation

You can install the package using pip:

pip install gPhotosAlbum_JPEGcompression

Methods

compress_GoogleAlbum_jpeg

Takes the Google Photos Album url as Input. Ensure that the Photos are set to "Accesible by anyone with the url".

Returns: A zip file of the compressed images (JPEGs).

from gPhotosAlbum_JPEGcompression import compress_GoogleAlbum_jpeg


googleAlbumURL = "https://photos.app.goo.gl/loremimpsunm56"

compress_GoogleAlbum_jpeg(googleAlbumURL)

Parameters:

• googleAlbumURL (str): Photos album Url.
• stats (Boolean, Optional, default="True"): Progress bar and stats.
• output_path (str, Optional, default=current directorty): The output path for the zip file, Kindly ensure the directories exist..
• imageXpath (str, Optional, default=xpath): Xpath for webscrpaing purposes, only provided as optional to use if Google changes the xpath.
• url_prefix (str, Optional , default="https://photos.google.com/"): Url prefix used for Webscraping, setting as an optional variable for future proofing and handling changes.