import gi
gi.require_version('GExiv2', '0.10')
from gi.repository import GExiv2

if not GExiv2.initialize():
    raise RuntimeError("GExiv2 couldn't be initialized")

#exif = GExiv2.Metadata("space.jpg")
exif = GExiv2.Metadata()
exif.open_path("bmw_rim_full.jpg")
#exif.open_path("space.jpg")

print("*** *** *** *** *** *** ***")
print(exif.get_tag_string('Exif.Photo.DateTimeOriginal'))
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()