Python script to create an animated gif

create-gif.py

from PIL import Image
import os

def create_gif(image_folder, gif_name, frame_duration=200):
    """
    Creates an animated GIF from images in a folder.

    Args:
        image_folder (str): Path to the folder containing the images.
        gif_name (str): Name of the output GIF file.
        frame_duration (int, optional): Duration of each frame in milliseconds. Defaults to 200.
    """
    images = []
    filenames = sorted(os.listdir(image_folder))
    for filename in filenames:
        if filename.lower().endswith(('.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg')):
            img_path = os.path.join(image_folder, filename)
            try:
                img = Image.open(img_path)
                images.append(img)
            except FileNotFoundError:
                print(f"Error: Image file not found: {img_path}")
                return
            except Exception as e:
                 print(f"Error opening image {filename}: {e}")
                 return
    if images:
      images[0].save(gif_name, save_all=True, append_images=images[1:], duration=frame_duration, loop=0)
      print(f"Successfully created GIF: {gif_name}")
    else:
        print("No valid images found in the specified folder.")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    image_folder = "images"  # Replace with the path to your image folder
    gif_name = "animated.gif"
    create_gif(image_folder, gif_name)