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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Author: Ivan Costa Neto
+Date: 13-01-26
+
+Auto-rename photos by timestamp, so you can organize those vacation trip photos!!
+
+Name format: YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS[_NN].ext
+
+Uses EXIF DateTimeOriginal when available (best for JPEG),
+otherwise falls back to file modified time,
+
+i.e.
+  python rename_photos.py ~/Pictures/Trip --dry-run
+  python rename_photos.py ~/Pictures/Trip --recursive
+  python rename_photos.py . --prefix Japan --recursive
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+import argparse
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+import re
+import sys
+
+SUPPORTED_EXTS = {".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".heic", ".webp", ".tif", ".tiff"}
+
+# EXIF support is optional (w\ Pillow)
+try:
+    from PIL import Image, ExifTags  # type: ignore
+    PIL_OK = True
+except Exception:
+    PIL_OK = False
+
+
+def is_photo(p: Path) -> bool:
+    return p.is_file() and p.suffix.lower() in SUPPORTED_EXTS
+
+
+def sanitize_prefix(s: str) -> str:
+    s = s.strip()
+    if not s:
+        return ""
+    s = re.sub(r"[^\w\-]+", "_", s)
+    return s[:50]
+
+
+def exif_datetime_original(path: Path) -> datetime | None:
+    """
+    Try to read EXIF DateTimeOriginal/DateTime from image.
+    Returns None if unavailable.
+    """
+    if not PIL_OK:
+        return None
+    try:
+        img = Image.open(path)
+        exif = img.getexif()
+        if not exif:
+            return None
+
+        # map EXIF tag ids -> names
+        tag_map = {}
+        for k, v in ExifTags.TAGS.items():
+            tag_map[k] = v
+
+        # common EXIF datetime tags
+        dto = None
+        dt = None
+        for tag_id, value in exif.items():
+            name = tag_map.get(tag_id)
+            if name == "DateTimeOriginal":
+                dto = value
+            elif name == "DateTime":
+                dt = value
+
+        raw = dto or dt
+        if not raw:
+            return None
+
+        # EXIF datetime format: "YYYY:MM:DD HH:MM:SS"
+        raw = str(raw).strip()
+        return datetime.strptime(raw, "%Y:%m:%d %H:%M:%S")
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+
+def file_mtime(path: Path) -> datetime:
+    return datetime.fromtimestamp(path.stat().st_mtime)
+
+
+def unique_name(dest_dir: Path, base: str, ext: str) -> Path:
+    """
+    If base.ext exists, append _01, _02, ...
+    """
+    cand = dest_dir / f"{base}{ext}"
+    if not cand.exists():
+        return cand
+    i = 1
+    while True:
+        cand = dest_dir / f"{base}_{i:02d}{ext}"
+        if not cand.exists():
+            return cand
+        i += 1
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Options:
+    folder: Path
+    recursive: bool
+    dry_run: bool
+    prefix: str
+    keep_original: bool  # if true, don't rename if it already matches our format
+
+
+def already_formatted(name: str) -> bool:
+    # matches: YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS or with prefix and/or _NN
+    pattern = r"^(?:[A-Za-z0-9_]+_)?\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}_\d{2}-\d{2}-\d{2}(?:_\d{2})?$"
+    return re.match(pattern, Path(name).stem) is not None
+
+
+def gather_photos(folder: Path, recursive: bool) -> list[Path]:
+    if recursive:
+        return [p for p in folder.rglob("*") if is_photo(p)]
+    return [p for p in folder.iterdir() if is_photo(p)]
+
+
+def rename_photos(opts: Options) -> int:
+    photos = gather_photos(opts.folder, opts.recursive)
+    photos.sort()
+
+    if not photos:
+        print("No supported photo files found.")
+        return 0
+
+    if opts.prefix:
+        pref = sanitize_prefix(opts.prefix)
+    else:
+        pref = ""
+
+    renamed = 0
+    for p in photos:
+        if opts.keep_original and already_formatted(p.name):
+            continue
+
+        dt = exif_datetime_original(p) or file_mtime(p)
+        base = dt.strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S")
+        if pref:
+            base = f"{pref}_{base}"
+
+        dest = unique_name(p.parent, base, p.suffix.lower())
+
+        if dest.name == p.name:
+            continue
+
+        if opts.dry_run:
+            print(f"[DRY] {p.relative_to(opts.folder)} -> {dest.name}")
+        else:
+            p.rename(dest)
+            print(f"[OK ] {p.relative_to(opts.folder)} -> {dest.name}")
+            renamed += 1
+
+    if not opts.dry_run:
+        print(f"\nDone. Renamed {renamed} file(s).")
+    return renamed
+
+
+def main(argv: list[str]) -> int:
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Auto-rename photos using EXIF date (or file modified time).")
+    ap.add_argument("folder", help="Folder containing photos")
+    ap.add_argument("--recursive", action="store_true", help="Process subfolders too")
+    ap.add_argument("--dry-run", action="store_true", help="Preview changes without renaming")
+    ap.add_argument("--prefix", default="", help="Optional prefix (e.g., Japan, RWTH, Trip)")
+    ap.add_argument("--keep-original", action="store_true",
+                    help="Skip files that already match YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS naming")
+    args = ap.parse_args(argv)
+
+    folder = Path(args.folder).expanduser()
+    if not folder.exists() or not folder.is_dir():
+        print(f"Not a directory: {folder}", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+
+    if not PIL_OK:
+        print("[Note] Pillow not installed; EXIF dates won't be read (mtime fallback only).")
+        print("       Install for best results: pip install pillow")
+
+    opts = Options(
+        folder=folder,
+        recursive=args.recursive,
+        dry_run=args.dry_run,
+        prefix=args.prefix,
+        keep_original=args.keep_original,
+    )
+    rename_photos(opts)
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    raise SystemExit(main(sys.argv[1:]))