Python - Delete Metadata
An existing installation of Python is required. Before running the script, make sure that you have installed the required libraries.
Attention. The files are irrevocably overwritten. If you are not sure, create a backup before.
Attention. The files are irrevocably overwritten. If you are not sure, create a backup before.
pip install Pillowimport os
from PIL import Image
def remove_metadata(image_path):
try:
image = Image.open(image_path)
Before running the script, make sure that you have installed the required libraries
image_without_metadata = Image.new(image.mode, image.size)
image_without_metadata.putdata(list(image.getdata()))
# Save the image without metadata
image_without_metadata.save(image_path)
return True
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error removing metadata from {image_path}: {e}")
return False
def process_folder(folder_path):
total_removed_bytes = 0
for root, _, files in os.walk(folder_path):
for file in files:
if file.lower().endswith(('.jpg', '.png', '.gif', '.svg', '.bmp', '.tiff', '.webp')):
image_path = os.path.join(root, file)
original_size = os.path.getsize(image_path)
if remove_metadata(image_path):
new_size = os.path.getsize(image_path)
removed_bytes = original_size - new_size
total_removed_bytes += removed_bytes
# Optional screen output
print(f"Metadaten von {image_path} entfernt.")
total_removed_mb = total_removed_bytes / (1024 * 1024)
# Optional screen output
print(f"Gesamt entfernte Metadaten: {total_removed_mb:.2f} Megabyte")
if __name__ == "__main__":
folder_path = r"C:\Pictures" # Customize Path
process_folder(folder_path)