imagesorter.py

import sys
import os
import pathlib
import shutil

import exiftool

target_dir = sys.argv[1]

os.chdir(target_dir)
for fname in os.listdir():
  if fname[0] == '.':
    continue
  
  with exiftool.ExifTool() as et:
    metadata = et.get_metadata(fname)
  
  created = None
  for key in ['EXIF:CreateDate','QuickTime:ContentCreateDate']:
    if key in metadata:
      created = metadata[key].split(' ')[0]
      break

  if created is None:
    folder = "999999"
  else:
    cs = created.replace(':', '-').split('-')
    folder = cs[0] + cs[1]
  
  pathlib.Path(folder).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
  shutil.move(fname, folder)