gPhotosAlbum-JPEGcompression 2.2.1

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 2.1.7

• Big update, switched to using selenium web driver automation.
• Auto config selenium, no need to lift a finger.
• Include some additional tweaks and optimizations.

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

1. Simple usecase.

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:

• Gphotos_url (str): URL of the Google Photos album.
• scroll_pause_time (float, optional, default=0.5): Time to pause during scrolling for dynamic loading.
• isHeadless (bool, optional, default=True): Whether to run the browser in headless mode.
• imageXpath (str, optional, default='//a[@tabindex="0"]/@href'): XPath expression to locate image URLs.
• url_prefix (str, optional, default="https://photos.google.com/"): Prefix for image URLs.
• output_path (str, optional, default="defaultlocationpreference"): Path where compressed images will be saved.
• window_height (str, optional, default="1080"): Browser window height in pixels.
• window_width (str, optional, default="1920"): Browser window width in pixels.
• scalefactor (str, optional, default="0.70"): Scaling factor for images in normal mode.
• headless_scalefactor (str, optional, default="0.3"): Scaling factor for images in headless mode.
• headless_height (str, optional, default="19900"): Browser height in pixels when in headless mode.
• headless_width (str, optional, default="2400"): Browser width in pixels when in headless mode.

2. Advanced usecases.

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

Gphotos_url = "https://photos.google.com/share/exampleAlbumURL"

compress_GoogleAlbum_jpeg(
    Gphotos_url=Gphotos_url,
    scroll_pause_time=1.0,  # Increase scrolling pause to ensure all images are loaded
    isHeadless=True,  # Run in headless mode for faster execution
    imageXpath='//a[@tabindex="0"]/@href',  # XPath for locating image links
    url_prefix="https://photos.google.com/",  # URL prefix for constructing image links
    output_path="/compressed_images",  # Specify output path for compressed files
    window_height="1080",  # Window size for normal mode
    window_width="1920",
    scalefactor="0.8",  # Image scaling factor for compression
    headless_scalefactor="0.3",  # Scaling factor when running in headless mode
    headless_height="19900",  # Browser height for headless mode
    headless_width="2400"  # Browser width for headless mode
)