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Batch compression of images to Webp with specified quality
import os
import signal
import argparse
from PIL import Image
from pathlib import Path
from tqdm import tqdm
from multiprocessing import Pool, cpu_count, current_process
SUPPORTED_FORMATS = (
".jpg",
".jpeg",
".png",
".bmp",
)
# Global flag for graceful shutdown
should_terminate = False
def init_worker():
"""Initialize worker process to ignore SIGINT"""
signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_IGN)
def signal_handler(signum, frame):
"""Handle interrupt signal"""
global should_terminate
if current_process().name == "MainProcess":
print(
"\nGracefully shutting down... Please wait for current operations to complete."
)
should_terminate = True
def convert_to_webp(args):
"""
Converts an image to WebP format with specified quality.
Args:
args: tuple containing (input_path, output_path, quality)
"""
if should_terminate:
return None
input_path, output_path, quality = args
try:
image = Image.open(input_path)
# Convert to RGB if image has transparency
if image.mode in ("RGBA", "LA"):
background = Image.new("RGB", image.size, (255, 255, 255))
background.paste(image, mask=image.split()[-1])
image = background
Path(output_path).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
image.save(output_path, "WEBP", quality=quality)
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error converting {input_path}: {str(e)}")
return False
return True
def process_directory(
input_dir, output_dir, quality=65, num_processes=None, progress_update=1.0
):
"""
Processes all images in the specified directory using multiple processes.
Args:
input_dir: path to directory with source images
output_dir: path to directory for saving WebP files
quality: compression quality (0-100)
num_processes: number of processes to use (defaults to CPU count)
progress_update: progress bar update interval in seconds (0 to disable, default: 1.0)
"""
if num_processes is None:
num_processes = cpu_count()
Path(output_dir).mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
image_files = [
f for f in Path(input_dir).rglob("*") if f.suffix.lower() in SUPPORTED_FORMATS
]
if not image_files:
print(f"No supported images found in directory {input_dir}")
return
print(f"Found {len(image_files)} images for conversion")
print(f"Using {num_processes} processes for parallel conversion")
conversion_args = []
for image_path in image_files:
relative_path = image_path.relative_to(input_dir)
output_path = Path(output_dir) / relative_path.with_suffix(".webp")
conversion_args.append((str(image_path), str(output_path), quality))
# Set up signal handling
signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
with Pool(processes=num_processes, initializer=init_worker) as pool:
try:
if progress_update > 0:
for _ in tqdm(
pool.imap_unordered(convert_to_webp, conversion_args),
total=len(conversion_args),
desc="Converting images",
mininterval=progress_update,
):
if should_terminate:
pool.terminate()
break
else:
for _ in pool.imap_unordered(convert_to_webp, conversion_args):
if should_terminate:
pool.terminate()
break
except KeyboardInterrupt:
pool.terminate()
finally:
pool.close()
pool.join()
if should_terminate:
print(
"\nConversion interrupted by user. Some images may not have been converted."
)
else:
print("\nConversion completed successfully.")
def main():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
description="Batch convert images to WebP format with parallel processing",
formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
)
parser.add_argument("input_dir", help="Source directory containing images")
parser.add_argument("output_dir", help="Output directory for WebP files")
parser.add_argument(
"-q",
"--quality",
type=int,
default=65,
help="Compression quality (0-100, default: 65)",
)
parser.add_argument(
"-p",
"--processes",
type=int,
default=None,
help="Number of processes to use (default: number of CPU cores)",
)
parser.add_argument(
"-t",
"--progress-update",
type=float,
default=1.0,
help="Progress bar update interval in seconds (0 to disable, default: 1.0)",
)
args = parser.parse_args()
if not os.path.exists(args.input_dir):
print(f"Error: Directory {args.input_dir} does not exist")
return
if args.quality < 0 or args.quality > 100:
print("Error: Quality must be between 0 and 100")
return
if args.processes is not None and args.processes < 1:
print("Error: Number of processes must be at least 1")
return
process_directory(
args.input_dir,
args.output_dir,
args.quality,
args.processes,
args.progress_update,
)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
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