commit 4b23a4efa1cb356917d5d8fa8ca4b299a932a5a8
Author: JohnE <j@us3.co>
Date:   Fri Aug 5 08:34:22 2016 +0000

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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+
+# C extensions
+*.so
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+env/
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+
+# Installer logs
+pip-log.txt
+pip-delete-this-directory.txt
+
+# Unit test / coverage reports
+htmlcov/
+.tox/
+.coverage
+.cache
+nosetests.xml
+coverage.xml
+
+# Translations
+*.mo
+*.pot
+
+# Django stuff:
+*.log
+
+# Sphinx documentation
+docs/_build/
+
+#binaries
+*.jpg
diff --git a/GExiv2.py b/GExiv2.py
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+# -*- Mode: Python; py-indent-offset: 4 -*-
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 expandtab
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2012 Robert Park <r@robru.ca>
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301
+# USA
+
+from datetime import datetime
+from fractions import Fraction
+
+from gi.repository import GObject
+from ..overrides import override
+from ..module import get_introspection_module
+
+GExiv2 = get_introspection_module('GExiv2')
+
+__all__ = []
+
+DATE_FORMAT = '%Y:%m:%d %H:%M:%S'
+MAX_INT = 2**31 - 1
+
+@override
+class Metadata(GExiv2.Metadata):
+    def __init__(self, path=None):
+        super(Metadata, self).__init__()
+        self._path = path
+        if path is not None:
+            self.open_path(path)
+    
+    def open_path(self, path):
+        self._path = path
+        super(Metadata, self).open_path(path)
+    
+    def save_file(self, path=None):
+        super(Metadata, self).save_file(path or self._path)
+    
+    def get_date_time(self):
+        datestring = self['Exif.Photo.DateTimeOriginal']
+        if datestring is not None:
+            return datetime.strptime(datestring, DATE_FORMAT)
+    
+    def set_date_time(self, value):
+        self['Exif.Photo.DateTimeOriginal'] = value.strftime(DATE_FORMAT)
+    
+    def get_exposure_time(self):
+        num, denom = super(Metadata, self).get_exposure_time()
+        return Fraction(num, denom) if denom else None
+    
+    def get_exif_tag_rational(self, key):
+        num, denom = super(Metadata, self).get_exif_tag_rational(key)
+        return Fraction(num, denom) if denom else None
+    
+    def set_exif_tag_rational(self, key, fraction):
+        limit = MAX_INT
+        while True:
+            try:
+                return super(Metadata, self).set_exif_tag_rational(
+                    key, fraction.numerator, fraction.denominator)
+            except ValueError:
+                fraction = fraction.limit_denominator(limit)
+                limit = int(limit / 2)
+    
+    def get_tags(self):
+        return self.get_exif_tags() + self.get_iptc_tags() + self.get_xmp_tags()
+    
+    def get(self, key, default=None):
+        return self.get_tag_string(key) if self.has_tag(key) else default
+
+    def get_raw(self, key):
+        return self.get_tag_raw(key).get_data()
+    
+    def __iter__(self):
+        return iter(self.get_tags())
+    
+    def __contains__(self, key):
+        return self.has_tag(key)
+    
+    def __len__(self):
+        return len(self.get_tags())
+    
+    def __getitem__(self, key):
+        if self.has_tag(key):
+            return self.get_tag_string(key)
+        else:
+            raise KeyError('%s: Unknown tag' % key)
+    
+    def __delitem__(self, key):
+        if self.has_tag(key):
+            self.clear_tag(key)
+        else:
+            raise KeyError('%s: Unknown tag' % key)
+    
+    __setitem__ = GExiv2.Metadata.set_tag_string
+
+__all__.append('Metadata')
+
+if not GExiv2.initialize():
+    raise RuntimeError("GExiv2 couldn't be initialized")
+
diff --git a/exif_w.py b/exif_w.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+from gi.repository import GExiv2
+
+exif = GExiv2.Metadata('rims.jpg')
+
+print("*** *** *** *** *** *** ***")
+print(exif)
+print(exif.get_date_time())
+print ("*** *** *** *** *** *** ***")
+
+
+# longitude, latitude, altitude
+#exif.set_gps_info(-79.3969702721, 43.6295057244, 76)
+
+# Using dict notation like this reads/writes RAW string values
+# into the EXIF data, with no modification/interpolation by GExiv2.
+# Refer to GExiv2.py to see what kind of convenience methods are
+# supplied for setting/getting non-string values.
+#IPTC = 'Iptc.Application2.'
+#exif[IPTC + 'City'] = 'Toronto'
+#exif[IPTC + 'ProvinceState'] = 'Ontario'
+#exif[IPTC + 'CountryName'] = 'Canada'
+
+#exif.save_file()
+