Set creation date for a set of pictures (one second date difference)

set_date.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
from glob import glob
from exiftool import ExifToolHelper
from datetime import datetime
from datetime import timedelta

# Requires exiftool and pyexiftool. See: <https://sylikc.github.io/pyexiftool/installation.html#pyexiftool-dependencies>

photos = sorted(glob('**/*.jpg'))

d = datetime.now()

with ExifToolHelper() as et:
    for photo in photos:
        d = d + timedelta(seconds=1)
        et.set_tags(
            [photo],
            tags={'DatetimeOriginal': d},
            params=['-P', '-overwrite_original']
        )