Added --exiftool-merge-keywords/persons, issue #299, #292

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,27 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. Dates are d
 
 Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
 
+#### [v0.38.17](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.38.16...v0.38.17)
+
+> 28 December 2020
+
+- Added --sidecar-drop-ext, issue #291 [`dce002c`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/dce002cdfe12fa5fa4ada4d5097828a5375c2ecd)
+- Updated Template Substitution table [`7bd189e`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/7bd189e9b22a2ad5a8a80deb7cb93c61be37c771)
+
+#### [v0.38.16](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.38.15...v0.38.16)
+
+> 28 December 2020
+
+- Added searchinfo templates, issue #302 [`0d086bf`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/0d086bf85102ce78b3111c64bfa88673fbc19559)
+
+#### [v0.38.15](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.38.14...v0.38.15)
+
+> 28 December 2020
+
+- Added --sidecar exiftool, issue #303 [`d833c14`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/d833c14ef4b3f9375a85034cf0fb0f85a68cabb4)
+- Refactored sidecar code [`ade98fc`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/ade98fc15051684bfb54d0199d9c370481b70dcc)
+- Refactored export2 to use sidecar bit field [`0d66759`](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/commit/0d66759b1c200f1ecda202e28c259f88fd3db599)
+
 #### [v0.38.14](https://github.com/RhetTbull/osxphotos/compare/v0.38.13...v0.38.14)
 
 > 27 December 2020

README.md

@@ -328,6 +328,18 @@ Options:
                                   photoname.ext.json; For a list of tags
                                   exported in the JSON and exiftool sidecar,
                                   see '--exiftool'.
+  --sidecar-drop-ext              Drop the photo's extension when naming
+                                  sidecar files. By default, sidecar files are
+                                  named in format
+                                  'photo_filename.photo_ext.sidecar_ext', e.g.
+                                  'IMG_1234.JPG.json'. Use '--sidecar-drop-
+                                  ext' to ignore the photo extension.
+                                  Resulting sidecar files will have name in
+                                  format 'IMG_1234.json'. Warning: this may
+                                  result in sidecar filename collisions if
+                                  there are files of different types but the
+                                  same name in the output directory, e.g.
+                                  'IMG_1234.JPG' and 'IMG_1234.MOV'.
   --exiftool                      Use exiftool to write metadata directly to
                                   exported photos. To use this option,
                                   exiftool must be installed and in the path.
@@ -361,6 +373,12 @@ Options:
                                   may be specified by repeating the option,
                                   e.g. --exiftool-option '-m' --exiftool-
                                   option '-F'.
+  --exiftool-merge-keywords       Merge any keywords found in the original
+                                  file with keywords used for '--exiftool' and
+                                  '--sidecar'.
+  --exiftool-merge-persons        Merge any persons found in the original file
+                                  with persons used for '--exiftool' and '--
+                                  sidecar'.
   --ignore-date-modified          If used with --exiftool or --sidecar, will
                                   ignore the photo modification date and set
                                   EXIF:ModifyDate to EXIF:DateTimeOriginal;
@@ -2244,14 +2262,19 @@ The following template field substitutions are availabe for use with `PhotoInfo.
 |{place.address.postal_code}|Postal code part of the postal address, e.g. '20009'|
 |{place.address.country}|Country name of the postal address, e.g. 'United States'|
 |{place.address.country_code}|ISO country code of the postal address, e.g. 'US'|
+|{searchinfo.season}|Season of the year associated with a photo, e.g. 'Summer'; (Photos 5+ only, applied automatically by Photos' image categorization algorithms).|
 |{album}|Album(s) photo is contained in|
 |{folder_album}|Folder path + album photo is contained in. e.g. 'Folder/Subfolder/Album' or just 'Album' if no enclosing folder|
 |{keyword}|Keyword(s) assigned to photo|
 |{person}|Person(s) / face(s) in a photo|
-|{label}|Image categorization label associated with a photo (Photos 5 only)|
-|{label_normalized}|All lower case version of 'label' (Photos 5 only)|
-|{comment}|Comment(s) on shared Photos; format is 'Person name: comment text' (Photos 5 only)|
+|{label}|Image categorization label associated with a photo (Photos 5+ only)|
+|{label_normalized}|All lower case version of 'label' (Photos 5+ only)|
+|{comment}|Comment(s) on shared Photos; format is 'Person name: comment text' (Photos 5+ only)|
 |{exiftool:GROUP:TAGNAME}|Use exiftool (https://exiftool.org) to extract metadata, in form GROUP:TAGNAME, from image.  E.g. '{exiftool:EXIF:Make}' to get camera make, or {exiftool:IPTC:Keywords} to extract keywords. See https://exiftool.org/TagNames/ for list of valid tag names.  You must specify group (e.g. EXIF, IPTC, etc) as used in `exiftool -G`. exiftool must be installed in the path to use this template.|
+|{searchinfo.holiday}|Holiday names associated with a photo, e.g. 'Christmas Day'; (Photos 5+ only, applied automatically by Photos' image categorization algorithms).|
+|{searchinfo.activity}|Activities associated with a photo, e.g. 'Sporting Event'; (Photos 5+ only, applied automatically by Photos' image categorization algorithms).|
+|{searchinfo.venue}|Venues associated with a photo, e.g. name of restaurant; (Photos 5+ only, applied automatically by Photos' image categorization algorithms).|
+|{searchinfo.venue_type}|Venue types associated with a photo, e.g. 'Restaurant'; (Photos 5+ only, applied automatically by Photos' image categorization algorithms).|
 
 ### Utility Functions
 

osxphotos/__main__.py

@@ -1357,6 +1357,16 @@ def query(
     "Sidecar filename is in format photoname.ext.json; "
     "For a list of tags exported in the JSON and exiftool sidecar, see '--exiftool'.",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--sidecar-drop-ext",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="Drop the photo's extension when naming sidecar files. "
+    "By default, sidecar files are named in format 'photo_filename.photo_ext.sidecar_ext', "
+    "e.g. 'IMG_1234.JPG.json'. Use '--sidecar-drop-ext' to ignore the photo extension. "
+    "Resulting sidecar files will have name in format 'IMG_1234.json'. "
+    "Warning: this may result in sidecar filename collisions if there are files of different "
+    "types but the same name in the output directory, e.g. 'IMG_1234.JPG' and 'IMG_1234.MOV'.",
+)
 @click.option(
     "--exiftool",
     is_flag=True,
@@ -1366,7 +1376,7 @@ def query(
     "Cannot be used with --export-as-hardlink.  Writes the following metadata: "
     "EXIF:ImageDescription, XMP:Description (see also --description-template); "
     "XMP:Title; XMP:TagsList, IPTC:Keywords, XMP:Subject "
-    "(see also --keyword-template, --person-keyword, --album-keyword); " 
+    "(see also --keyword-template, --person-keyword, --album-keyword); "
     "XMP:PersonInImage; EXIF:GPSLatitudeRef; EXIF:GPSLongitudeRef; EXIF:GPSLatitude; EXIF:GPSLongitude; "
     "EXIF:GPSPosition; EXIF:DateTimeOriginal; EXIF:OffsetTimeOriginal; "
     "EXIF:ModifyDate (see --ignore-date-modified); IPTC:DateCreated; IPTC:TimeCreated; "
@@ -1384,6 +1394,16 @@ def query(
     "More than one option may be specified by repeating the option, e.g. "
     "--exiftool-option '-m' --exiftool-option '-F'. ",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--exiftool-merge-keywords",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="Merge any keywords found in the original file with keywords used for '--exiftool' and '--sidecar'.",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--exiftool-merge-persons",
+    is_flag=True,
+    help="Merge any persons found in the original file with persons used for '--exiftool' and '--sidecar'.",
+)
 @click.option(
     "--ignore-date-modified",
     is_flag=True,
@@ -1571,6 +1591,7 @@ def export(
     convert_to_jpeg,
     jpeg_quality,
     sidecar,
+    sidecar_drop_ext,
     only_photos,
     only_movies,
     burst,
@@ -1581,6 +1602,8 @@ def export(
     dest,
     exiftool,
     exiftool_option,
+    exiftool_merge_keywords,
+    exiftool_merge_persons,
     ignore_date_modified,
     portrait,
     not_portrait,
@@ -1703,6 +1726,7 @@ def export(
         convert_to_jpeg = cfg.convert_to_jpeg
         jpeg_quality = cfg.jpeg_quality
         sidecar = cfg.sidecar
+        sidecar_drop_ext = cfg.sidecar_drop_ext
         only_photos = cfg.only_photos
         only_movies = cfg.only_movies
         burst = cfg.burst
@@ -1711,6 +1735,9 @@ def export(
         not_live = cfg.not_live
         download_missing = cfg.download_missing
         exiftool = cfg.exiftool
+        exiftool_option = cfg.exiftool_option
+        exiftool_merge_keywords = cfg.exiftool_merge_keywords
+        exiftool_merge_persons = cfg.exiftool_merge_persons
         ignore_date_modified = cfg.ignore_date_modified
         portrait = cfg.portrait
         not_portrait = cfg.not_portrait
@@ -1784,6 +1811,8 @@ def export(
         ("jpeg_quality", ("convert_to_jpeg")),
         ("ignore_signature", ("update")),
         ("exiftool_option", ("exiftool")),
+        ("exiftool_merge_keywords", ("exiftool", "sidecar")),
+        ("exiftool_merge_persons", ("exiftool", "sidecar")),
     ]
     try:
         cfg.validate(exclusive=exclusive_options, dependent=dependent_options, cli=True)
@@ -2036,6 +2065,7 @@ def export(
                     verbose=verbose,
                     export_by_date=export_by_date,
                     sidecar=sidecar,
+                    sidecar_drop_ext=sidecar_drop_ext,
                     update=update,
                     ignore_signature=ignore_signature,
                     export_as_hardlink=export_as_hardlink,
@@ -2046,6 +2076,8 @@ def export(
                     export_live=export_live,
                     download_missing=download_missing,
                     exiftool=exiftool,
+                    exiftool_merge_keywords=exiftool_merge_keywords,
+                    exiftool_merge_persons=exiftool_merge_persons,
                     directory=directory,
                     filename_template=filename_template,
                     export_raw=export_raw,
@@ -2084,6 +2116,7 @@ def export(
                         verbose=verbose,
                         export_by_date=export_by_date,
                         sidecar=sidecar,
+                        sidecar_drop_ext=sidecar_drop_ext,
                         update=update,
                         ignore_signature=ignore_signature,
                         export_as_hardlink=export_as_hardlink,
@@ -2094,6 +2127,8 @@ def export(
                         export_live=export_live,
                         download_missing=download_missing,
                         exiftool=exiftool,
+                        exiftool_merge_keywords=exiftool_merge_keywords,
+                        exiftool_merge_persons=exiftool_merge_persons,
                         directory=directory,
                         filename_template=filename_template,
                         export_raw=export_raw,
@@ -2616,6 +2651,7 @@ def export_photo(
     verbose=None,
     export_by_date=None,
     sidecar=None,
+    sidecar_drop_ext=False,
     update=None,
     ignore_signature=None,
     export_as_hardlink=None,
@@ -2626,6 +2662,8 @@ def export_photo(
     export_live=None,
     download_missing=None,
     exiftool=None,
+    exiftool_merge_keywords=False,
+    exiftool_merge_persons=False,
     directory=None,
     filename_template=None,
     export_raw=None,
@@ -2654,6 +2692,7 @@ def export_photo(
         verbose: boolean; print verbose output
         export_by_date: boolean; create export folder in form dest/YYYY/MM/DD
         sidecar: list zero, 1 or 2 of ["json","xmp"] of sidecar variety to export
+        sidecar_drop_ext: boolean; if True, drops photo extension from sidecar name
         export_as_hardlink: boolean; hardlink files instead of copying them
         overwrite: boolean; overwrite dest file if it already exists
         original_name: boolean; use original filename instead of current filename
@@ -2679,6 +2718,8 @@ def export_photo(
         jpeg_quality: float in range 0.0 <= jpeg_quality <= 1.0.  A value of 1.0 specifies use best quality, a value of 0.0 specifies use maximum compression.
         ignore_date_modified: if True, sets EXIF:ModifyDate to EXIF:DateTimeOriginal even if date_modified is set
         exiftool_option: optional list flags (e.g. ["-m", "-F"]) to pass to exiftool
+        exiftool_merge_keywords: boolean; if True, merged keywords found in file's exif data (requires exiftool)
+        exiftool_merge_persons: boolean; if True, merged persons found in file's exif data (requires exiftool)
 
     Returns:
         list of path(s) of exported photo or None if photo was missing
@@ -2804,12 +2845,15 @@ def export_photo(
                             dest_path,
                             original_filename,
                             sidecar=sidecar_flags,
+                            sidecar_drop_ext=sidecar_drop_ext,
                             live_photo=export_live,
                             raw_photo=export_raw,
                             export_as_hardlink=export_as_hardlink,
                             overwrite=overwrite,
                             use_photos_export=use_photos_export,
                             exiftool=exiftool,
+                            merge_exif_keywords=exiftool_merge_keywords,
+                            merge_exif_persons=exiftool_merge_persons,
                             use_albums_as_keywords=album_keyword,
                             use_persons_as_keywords=person_keyword,
                             keyword_template=keyword_template,
@@ -2908,11 +2952,14 @@ def export_photo(
                             dest_path,
                             edited_filename,
                             sidecar=sidecar_flags,
+                            sidecar_drop_ext=sidecar_drop_ext,
                             export_as_hardlink=export_as_hardlink,
                             overwrite=overwrite,
                             edited=True,
                             use_photos_export=use_photos_export,
                             exiftool=exiftool,
+                            merge_exif_keywords=exiftool_merge_keywords,
+                            merge_exif_persons=exiftool_merge_persons,
                             use_albums_as_keywords=album_keyword,
                             use_persons_as_keywords=person_keyword,
                             keyword_template=keyword_template,

osxphotos/_version.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """ version info """
 
-__version__ = "0.38.16"
+__version__ = "0.38.18"
 
 

osxphotos/photoinfo/_photoinfo_export.py

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
     _export_photo
     _write_exif_data
     _exiftool_json_sidecar
+    _get_exif_keywords
+    _get_exif_persons
     _exiftool_dict
     _xmp_sidecar
     _write_sidecar
@@ -430,6 +432,7 @@ def export2(
     overwrite=False,
     increment=True,
     sidecar=0,
+    sidecar_drop_ext=False,
     use_photos_export=False,
     timeout=120,
     exiftool=False,
@@ -449,6 +452,8 @@ def export2(
     use_photokit=False,
     verbose=None,
     exiftool_flags=None,
+    merge_exif_keywords=False,
+    merge_exif_persons=False,
 ):
     """export photo, like export but with update and dry_run options
     dest: must be valid destination path or exception raised
@@ -475,6 +480,7 @@ def export2(
                 sidecar filename will be dest/filename.json; does not include exiftool tag group names (e.g. `exiftool -j`)
              SIDECAR_XMP: if set will write an XMP sidecar with IPTC data
                 sidecar filename will be dest/filename.xmp
+    sidecar_drop_ext: (boolean, default=False); if True, drops the photo's extension from sidecar filename (e.g. 'IMG_1234.json' instead of 'IMG_1234.JPG.json')
     use_photos_export: (boolean, default=False); if True will attempt to export photo via applescript interaction with Photos
     timeout: (int, default=120) timeout in seconds used with use_photos_export
     exiftool: (boolean, default = False); if True, will use exiftool to write metadata to export file
@@ -497,6 +503,8 @@ def export2(
     ignore_date_modified: for use with sidecar and exiftool; if True, sets EXIF:ModifyDate to EXIF:DateTimeOriginal even if date_modified is set
     verbose: optional callable function to use for printing verbose text during processing; if None (default), does not print output.
     exiftool_flags: optional list of flags to pass to exiftool when using exiftool option, e.g ["-m", "-F"]
+    merge_exif_keywords: boolean; if True, merged keywords found in file's exif data (requires exiftool)
+    merge_exif_persons: boolean; if True, merged persons found in file's exif data (requires exiftool)
 
     Returns: ExportResults class 
         ExportResults has attributes: 
@@ -893,14 +901,17 @@ def export2(
     sidecar_xmp_files_skipped = []
     sidecar_xmp_files_written = []
 
+    dest_suffix = "" if sidecar_drop_ext else dest.suffix
     if sidecar & SIDECAR_JSON:
-        sidecar_filename = dest.parent / pathlib.Path(f"{dest.stem}{dest.suffix}.json")
+        sidecar_filename = dest.parent / pathlib.Path(f"{dest.stem}{dest_suffix}.json")
         sidecar_str = self._exiftool_json_sidecar(
             use_albums_as_keywords=use_albums_as_keywords,
             use_persons_as_keywords=use_persons_as_keywords,
             keyword_template=keyword_template,
             description_template=description_template,
             ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
+            merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+            merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
         )
         sidecars.append(
             (
@@ -913,7 +924,7 @@ def export2(
         )
 
     if sidecar & SIDECAR_EXIFTOOL:
-        sidecar_filename = dest.parent / pathlib.Path(f"{dest.stem}{dest.suffix}.json")
+        sidecar_filename = dest.parent / pathlib.Path(f"{dest.stem}{dest_suffix}.json")
         sidecar_str = self._exiftool_json_sidecar(
             use_albums_as_keywords=use_albums_as_keywords,
             use_persons_as_keywords=use_persons_as_keywords,
@@ -921,6 +932,8 @@ def export2(
             description_template=description_template,
             ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
             tag_groups=False,
+            merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+            merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
         )
         sidecars.append(
             (
@@ -933,7 +946,7 @@ def export2(
         )
 
     if sidecar & SIDECAR_XMP:
-        sidecar_filename = dest.parent / pathlib.Path(f"{dest.stem}{dest.suffix}.xmp")
+        sidecar_filename = dest.parent / pathlib.Path(f"{dest.stem}{dest_suffix}.xmp")
         sidecar_str = self._xmp_sidecar(
             use_albums_as_keywords=use_albums_as_keywords,
             use_persons_as_keywords=use_persons_as_keywords,
@@ -1009,6 +1022,8 @@ def export2(
                         keyword_template=keyword_template,
                         description_template=description_template,
                         ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
+                        merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+                        merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
                     )
                 )[0]
                 if old_data != current_data:
@@ -1027,6 +1042,8 @@ def export2(
                         description_template=description_template,
                         ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
                         flags=exiftool_flags,
+                        merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+                        merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
                     )
                     if warning_:
                         exiftool_warning.append((exported_file, warning_))
@@ -1042,6 +1059,8 @@ def export2(
                         keyword_template=keyword_template,
                         description_template=description_template,
                         ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
+                        merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+                        merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
                     ),
                 )
                 export_db.set_stat_exif_for_file(
@@ -1062,6 +1081,8 @@ def export2(
                     description_template=description_template,
                     ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
                     flags=exiftool_flags,
+                    merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+                    merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
                 )
                 if warning_:
                     exiftool_warning.append((exported_file, warning_))
@@ -1077,6 +1098,8 @@ def export2(
                     keyword_template=keyword_template,
                     description_template=description_template,
                     ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
+                    merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+                    merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
                 ),
             )
             export_db.set_stat_exif_for_file(
@@ -1305,6 +1328,8 @@ def _write_exif_data(
     description_template=None,
     ignore_date_modified=False,
     flags=None,
+    merge_exif_keywords=False,
+    merge_exif_persons=False,
 ):
     """write exif data to image file at filepath
 
@@ -1327,6 +1352,8 @@ def _write_exif_data(
         keyword_template=keyword_template,
         description_template=description_template,
         ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
+        merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+        merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
     )
 
     with ExifTool(filepath, flags=flags) as exiftool:
@@ -1346,6 +1373,8 @@ def _exiftool_dict(
     keyword_template=None,
     description_template=None,
     ignore_date_modified=False,
+    merge_exif_keywords=False,
+    merge_exif_persons=False,
 ):
     """Return dict of EXIF details for building exiftool JSON sidecar or sending commands to ExifTool.
         Does not include all the EXIF fields as those are likely already in the image.
@@ -1356,6 +1385,8 @@ def _exiftool_dict(
         keyword_template: (list of strings); list of template strings to render as keywords
         description_template: (list of strings); list of template strings to render for the description
         ignore_date_modified: if True, sets EXIF:ModifyDate to EXIF:DateTimeOriginal even if date_modified is set
+        merge_exif_keywords: merge keywords in the file's exif metadata (requires exiftool)
+        merge_exif_persons: merge persons in the file's exif metadata (requires exiftool)
 
     Returns: dict with exiftool tags / values
 
@@ -1398,13 +1429,19 @@ def _exiftool_dict(
         exif["XMP:Title"] = self.title
 
     keyword_list = []
+    if merge_exif_keywords:
+        keyword_list.extend(self._get_exif_keywords())
+
     if self.keywords:
         keyword_list.extend(self.keywords)
 
     person_list = []
+    if merge_exif_persons:
+        person_list.extend(self._get_exif_persons())
+
     if self.persons:
         # filter out _UNKNOWN_PERSON
-        person_list = [p for p in self.persons if p != _UNKNOWN_PERSON]
+        person_list.extend([p for p in self.persons if p != _UNKNOWN_PERSON])
 
     if use_persons_as_keywords and person_list:
         keyword_list.extend(person_list)
@@ -1531,6 +1568,39 @@ def _exiftool_dict(
     return exif
 
 
+def _get_exif_keywords(self):
+    """ returns list of keywords found in the file's exif metadata """
+    keywords = []
+    exif = self.exiftool
+    if exif:
+        exifdict = exif.asdict()
+        for field in ["IPTC:Keywords", "XMP:TagsList", "XMP:Subject"]:
+            try:
+                kw = exifdict[field]
+                if kw and type(kw) != list:
+                    kw = [kw]
+                keywords.extend(kw)
+            except KeyError:
+                pass
+    return keywords
+
+
+def _get_exif_persons(self):
+    """ returns list of persons found in the file's exif metadata """
+    persons = []
+    exif = self.exiftool
+    if exif:
+        exifdict = exif.asdict()
+        try:
+            p = exifdict["XMP:PersonInImage"]
+            if p and type(p) != list:
+                p = [p]
+            persons.extend(p)
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+    return persons
+
+
 def _exiftool_json_sidecar(
     self,
     use_albums_as_keywords=False,
@@ -1539,6 +1609,8 @@ def _exiftool_json_sidecar(
     description_template=None,
     ignore_date_modified=False,
     tag_groups=True,
+    merge_exif_keywords=False,
+    merge_exif_persons=False,
 ):
     """Return dict of EXIF details for building exiftool JSON sidecar or sending commands to ExifTool.
         Does not include all the EXIF fields as those are likely already in the image.
@@ -1550,6 +1622,8 @@ def _exiftool_json_sidecar(
         description_template: (list of strings); list of template strings to render for the description
         ignore_date_modified: if True, sets EXIF:ModifyDate to EXIF:DateTimeOriginal even if date_modified is set
         tag_groups: if True, tags are in form Group:TagName, e.g. IPTC:Keywords, otherwise group name is omitted, e.g. Keywords
+        merge_exif_keywords: boolean; if True, merged keywords found in file's exif data (requires exiftool)
+        merge_exif_persons: boolean; if True, merged persons found in file's exif data (requires exiftool)
 
     Returns: dict with exiftool tags / values
 
@@ -1581,6 +1655,8 @@ def _exiftool_json_sidecar(
         keyword_template=keyword_template,
         description_template=description_template,
         ignore_date_modified=ignore_date_modified,
+        merge_exif_keywords=merge_exif_keywords,
+        merge_exif_persons=merge_exif_persons,
     )
 
     if not tag_groups:
@@ -1601,12 +1677,17 @@ def _xmp_sidecar(
     keyword_template=None,
     description_template=None,
     extension=None,
+    merge_exif_keywords=False,
+    merge_exif_persons=False,
 ):
     """returns string for XMP sidecar
     use_albums_as_keywords: treat album names as keywords
     use_persons_as_keywords: treat person names as keywords
     keyword_template: (list of strings); list of template strings to render as keywords
-    description_template: string; optional template string that will be rendered for use as photo description"""
+    description_template: string; optional template string that will be rendered for use as photo description
+    merge_exif_keywords: boolean; if True, merged keywords found in file's exif data (requires exiftool)
+    merge_exif_persons: boolean; if True, merged persons found in file's exif data (requires exiftool)
+    """
 
     xmp_template = Template(filename=os.path.join(_TEMPLATE_DIR, _XMP_TEMPLATE_NAME))
 
@@ -1623,6 +1704,9 @@ def _xmp_sidecar(
         description = self.description if self.description is not None else ""
 
     keyword_list = []
+    if merge_exif_keywords:
+        keyword_list.extend(self._get_exif_keywords())
+
     if self.keywords:
         keyword_list.extend(self.keywords)
 
@@ -1630,9 +1714,12 @@ def _xmp_sidecar(
     # good candidate for pulling out in a function
 
     person_list = []
+    if merge_exif_persons:
+        person_list.extend(self._get_exif_persons())
+
     if self.persons:
         # filter out _UNKNOWN_PERSON
-        person_list = [p for p in self.persons if p != _UNKNOWN_PERSON]
+        person_list.extend([p for p in self.persons if p != _UNKNOWN_PERSON])
 
     if use_persons_as_keywords and person_list:
         keyword_list.extend(person_list)

osxphotos/photoinfo/photoinfo.py

@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ from .._constants import (
     _PHOTOS_4_ALBUM_KIND,
     _PHOTOS_4_ROOT_FOLDER,
     _PHOTOS_4_VERSION,
-    _PHOTOS_5_VERSION,
     _PHOTOS_5_ALBUM_KIND,
     _PHOTOS_5_IMPORT_SESSION_ALBUM_KIND,
     _PHOTOS_5_SHARED_ALBUM_KIND,
     _PHOTOS_5_SHARED_PHOTO_PATH,
+    _PHOTOS_5_VERSION,
 )
 from ..albuminfo import AlbumInfo, ImportInfo
 from ..personinfo import FaceInfo, PersonInfo
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ class PhotoInfo:
         _export_photo,
         _exiftool_dict,
         _exiftool_json_sidecar,
+        _get_exif_keywords,
+        _get_exif_persons,
         _write_exif_data,
         _write_sidecar,
         _xmp_sidecar,

tests/test_cli.py

@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ CLI_EXPORT_BY_DATE_NEED_TOUCH_TIMES = [1538165227, 1539436692]
 CLI_EXPORT_BY_DATE = ["2018/09/28/Pumpkins3.jpg", "2018/09/28/Pumkins1.jpg"]
 
 CLI_EXPORT_SIDECAR_FILENAMES = ["Pumkins2.jpg", "Pumkins2.jpg.json", "Pumkins2.jpg.xmp"]
+CLI_EXPORT_SIDECAR_DROP_EXT_FILENAMES = [
+    "Pumkins2.jpg",
+    "Pumkins2.json",
+    "Pumkins2.xmp",
+]
 
 CLI_EXPORT_LIVE = [
     "51F2BEF7-431A-4D31-8AC1-3284A57826AE.jpeg",
@@ -362,6 +367,29 @@ CLI_EXIFTOOL = {
     }
 }
 
+CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE = {
+    "1EB2B765-0765-43BA-A90C-0D0580E6172C": {
+        "File:FileName": "Pumpkins3.jpg",
+        "IPTC:Keywords": "Kids",
+        "XMP:TagsList": "Kids",
+        "EXIF:ImageDescription": "Kids in pumpkin field",
+        "XMP:Description": "Kids in pumpkin field",
+        "XMP:PersonInImage": ["Katie", "Suzy", "Tim"],
+        "XMP:Subject": "Kids",
+    },
+    "D79B8D77-BFFC-460B-9312-034F2877D35B": {
+        "File:FileName": "Pumkins2.jpg",
+        "XMP:Title": "I found one!",
+        "EXIF:ImageDescription": "Girl holding pumpkin",
+        "XMP:Description": "Girl holding pumpkin",
+        "XMP:PersonInImage": "Katie",
+        "IPTC:Keywords": ["Kids", "keyword1", "keyword2", "subject1", "tagslist1"],
+        "XMP:TagsList": ["Kids", "keyword1", "keyword2", "subject1", "tagslist1"],
+        "XMP:Subject": ["Kids", "keyword1", "keyword2", "subject1", "tagslist1"],
+    },
+}
+
+
 CLI_EXIFTOOL_QUICKTIME = {
     "35329C57-B963-48D6-BB75-6AFF9370CBBC": {
         "File:FileName": "Jellyfish.MOV",
@@ -1211,6 +1239,96 @@ def test_export_exiftool_option():
         assert "exiftool warning" not in result.output
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(exiftool is None, reason="exiftool not installed")
+def test_export_exiftool_merge():
+    """ test --exiftool-merge-keywords and --exiftool-merge-persons """
+    import glob
+    import os
+    import os.path
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import export
+    from osxphotos.exiftool import ExifTool
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        for uuid in CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE:
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                export,
+                [
+                    os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_7),
+                    ".",
+                    "-V",
+                    "--exiftool",
+                    "--uuid",
+                    f"{uuid}",
+                    "--exiftool-merge-keywords",
+                    "--exiftool-merge-persons",
+                ],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            files = glob.glob("*")
+            assert CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid]["File:FileName"] in files
+
+            exif = ExifTool(CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid]["File:FileName"]).asdict()
+            for key in CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid]:
+                if type(exif[key]) == list:
+                    assert sorted(exif[key]) == sorted(CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid][key])
+                else:
+                    assert exif[key] == CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid][key]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(exiftool is None, reason="exiftool not installed")
+def test_export_exiftool_merge_sidecar():
+    """ test --exiftool-merge-keywords and --exiftool-merge-persons with --sidecar """
+    import glob
+    import json
+    import os
+    import os.path
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import export
+    from osxphotos.exiftool import ExifTool
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        for uuid in CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE:
+            result = runner.invoke(
+                export,
+                [
+                    os.path.join(cwd, PHOTOS_DB_15_7),
+                    ".",
+                    "-V",
+                    "--sidecar",
+                    "json",
+                    "--uuid",
+                    f"{uuid}",
+                    "--exiftool-merge-keywords",
+                    "--exiftool-merge-persons",
+                ],
+            )
+            assert result.exit_code == 0
+            files = glob.glob("*")
+            json_file = f"{CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid]['File:FileName']}.json"
+            assert json_file in files
+
+            with open(json_file, "r") as fp:
+                exif = json.load(fp)[0]
+
+            for key in CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid]:
+                if key == "File:FileName":
+                    continue
+                if type(exif[key]) == list:
+                    expected = (
+                        CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid][key]
+                        if type(CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid][key]) == list
+                        else [CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid][key]]
+                    )
+                    assert sorted(exif[key]) == sorted(expected)
+                else:
+                    assert exif[key] == CLI_EXIFTOOL_MERGE[uuid][key]
+
+
 def test_export_edited_suffix():
     """ test export with --edited-suffix """
     import glob
@@ -1974,6 +2092,7 @@ def test_query_deleted_4():
 
 
 def test_export_sidecar():
+    """ test --sidecar """
     import glob
     import os
     import os.path
@@ -2003,6 +2122,38 @@ def test_export_sidecar():
         assert sorted(files) == sorted(CLI_EXPORT_SIDECAR_FILENAMES)
 
 
+def test_export_sidecar_drop_ext():
+    """ test --sidecar with --sidecar-drop-ext option """
+    import glob
+    import os
+    import os.path
+    import osxphotos
+
+    from osxphotos.__main__ import cli
+
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    # pylint: disable=not-context-manager
+    with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+        result = runner.invoke(
+            cli,
+            [
+                "export",
+                "--db",
+                os.path.join(cwd, CLI_PHOTOS_DB),
+                ".",
+                "--sidecar=json",
+                "--sidecar=xmp",
+                "--sidecar-drop-ext",
+                f"--uuid={CLI_EXPORT_UUID}",
+                "-V",
+            ],
+        )
+        assert result.exit_code == 0
+        files = glob.glob("*.*")
+        assert sorted(files) == sorted(CLI_EXPORT_SIDECAR_DROP_EXT_FILENAMES)
+
+
 def test_export_sidecar_exiftool():
     """ test --sidecar exiftool """
     import glob