Pyexiv2 is a python binding to exiv2, the c++ library for manipulation of exif and iptc image metadata. it is a python module that allows your python scripts to read and write metadata (exif, iptc, xmp, thumbnail) embedded in image files (jpeg, tiff, ...).

it is designed as a high level interface to the functionalities offered by exiv2 (and is built on top of it). using python's built-in data types and standard modules, it provides easy manipulation of image metadata.

this package contains documentation.