File Type: py
Generated Description:
The Python script webp.py
converts images in a specified directory to the WebP format using the cwebp
command-line tool. It efficiently handles multiple images by utilizing a thread pool for parallel processing. The script focuses on converting only images that lack a corresponding WebP file, optimizing processing time. Comprehensive logging provides feedback throughout the process, including error handling and performance metrics.
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get_images(directory: Path) -> List[Path]
: This function scans a given directory and returns a list of image file paths, supporting.png
,.jpg
, and.jpeg
extensions. It includes robust error handling for file-related exceptions. -
convert_to_webp(image: Path) -> None
: This function converts a single image file to WebP using thecwebp
command. It checks for the existence ofcwebp
before attempting conversion and provides informative error logging if conversion fails. It utilizessubprocess.run
for efficient command execution. -
get_missing_images(directory: Path, original_images: List[Path]) -> List[Path]
: This function identifies images in the directory that do not have a corresponding WebP conversion already present. It helps to avoid redundant conversions. -
main() -> None
: The main function orchestrates the entire process:- Sets the working directory to the script's location.
- Calls
get_images
to find image files. - Calls
get_missing_images
to identify images needing conversion. - Employs
concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor
for parallel conversion of images usingconvert_to_webp
. - Measures and logs the total execution time.
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Parallel Processing: The script leverages
concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor
to significantly speed up the conversion process by converting multiple images concurrently. This is particularly beneficial when dealing with a large number of images. -
Robust Error Handling: The script uses
try-except
blocks to handle potential errors such asFileNotFoundError
,PermissionError
, andsubprocess.CalledProcessError
, providing informative log messages to aid debugging. -
Logging: The script uses the
logging
module to provide detailed logging information at the INFO level, facilitating monitoring and debugging. -
Functional Decomposition: The script is well-structured with clearly defined functions, promoting code readability and maintainability.
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Type Hints: The use of type hints (
typing.List
,typing.Set
, etc.) improves code readability and helps catch errors during development. -
Pathlib: Uses
pathlib.Path
for more intuitive and safer file path manipulation. -
Checking for cwebp: The script explicitly checks if the
cwebp
command is available on the system before attempting conversions. This prevents runtime errors and provides a helpful message to the user on how to obtain it.
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Batch Image Conversion: This script is ideal for automating the conversion of a large number of images to the WebP format, which offers smaller file sizes and better compression compared to traditional formats like JPEG and PNG.
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Web Development: Web developers can use it to optimize images for web pages, improving site loading times and reducing bandwidth usage.
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Image Processing Pipelines: The script can be integrated into larger image processing workflows where WebP conversion is a necessary step.
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Command-Line Tool: The script could be easily adapted into a command-line tool allowing users to specify the input directory as a command-line argument.
Description generated on 6/7/2025, 1:49:13 AM