txt tag files to XMP files converter

txt_to_XMP_converter.py

# This Python script is a tag conversion utility that transforms text-based tag files into XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform) 
# sidecar files for image management, specifically formatted for digiKam photo management software.
# txt tag sample - 1girl looking_at_viewer split yoga_pose

import os
import glob

# Function to convert tags string to XMP format
def tags_to_xmp(tags_string):
    # Normalize tags string by replacing commas with spaces and splitting
    tags = [tag.strip() for tag in tags_string.replace(',', ' ').split() if tag.strip()]

    # Build XMP XML structure
    xmp_template = '''<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<x:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/">
  <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
    <rdf:Description rdf:about="" xmlns:digiKam="http://www.digikam.org/ns/1.0/">
      <digiKam:TagsList>
        <rdf:Seq>
{tags_xml}
        </rdf:Seq>
      </digiKam:TagsList>
    </rdf:Description>
  </rdf:RDF>
</x:xmpmeta>'''

    tags_xml = '\n'.join([f'          <rdf:li>{tag}</rdf:li>' for tag in tags])
    return xmp_template.format(tags_xml=tags_xml)

# Supported image extensions
image_extensions = ['.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png', '.jxl', '.webp']

# Counters
image_count = 0
txt_count = 0
xmp_created_count = 0
missing_txt_files = []

# Walk through current directory and subdirectories
for root, dirs, files in os.walk('.'):
    for file in files:
        file_lower = file.lower()
        if any(file_lower.endswith(ext) for ext in image_extensions):
            image_count += 1
            base_name = os.path.splitext(file)[0]
            txt_path = os.path.join(root, base_name + '.txt')
            image_path = os.path.join(root, file)
            xmp_path = image_path + '.xmp'
            
            if os.path.exists(txt_path):
                txt_count += 1
                with open(txt_path, 'r') as txt_file:
                    tags = txt_file.read().strip()
                
                xmp_content = tags_to_xmp(tags)
                
                with open(xmp_path, 'w') as xmp_file:
                    xmp_file.write(xmp_content)
                
                xmp_created_count += 1
                print(f"Created XMP for {image_path}")
            else:
                missing_txt_files.append(image_path)

# Summary log
print(f"\nSummary:")
print(f"Found {image_count} images, {txt_count} txt files, and created {xmp_created_count} xmp files.")
if missing_txt_files:
    print(f"{len(missing_txt_files)} image files do not have corresponding txt tags files:")
    for missing in missing_txt_files[:10]:  # Show first 10 to avoid excessive output
        print(f" - {missing}")
    if len(missing_txt_files) > 10:
        print(f" ... and {len(missing_txt_files) - 10} more")