Clears metadata from images and creates a backup of the file (saved with appended _original)

image_meta_wipe.py

import magic, os, shutil
from gi.repository import GExiv2

def createBackupFile(filePath):
    if os.path.isfile(filePath):
        shutil.copyfile(filePath, filePath + "_original")

def wipeImageMetadata(filePath):
    exif = GExiv2.Metadata(filePath)
    try:
        exif.delete_gps_info()
        print("Cleared GPS data")
    except:
        print("No GPS data to clear")
    try:
        exif.erase_exif_thumbnail()
        print("Cleared thumbnail data")
    except:
        print("No thumbnail to clear")
    if exif.has_exif():
        exif.clear_exif()
        print("Cleared exif data")
    if exif.has_iptc():
        print("Cleared IPTC data")
        exif.clear_iptc()
    if exif.has_xmp():
        print("Cleared XMP data")
        exif.clear_xmp()
    exif.save_file(filePath)

def checkFileType(filePath):
    fileTypeProp = magic.from_file(filePath, mime = True)
    print(fileTypeProp)

def main():
    createBackupFile(filePath)
    wipeImageMetadata(filePath)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    global filePath
    filePath = '/path/to/images'
    main()