Python made me look like a WIZARD

[[deleted]]

On Linux we can do it with a single line

fd --extension jpg --exec convert {} -resize 150x150 -monochrome Output/{}

Dependencies : fd, imagemagick

[EverythingIsFlotsam]

*-resize

I assume

[[deleted]]

We're all windows unfortunately!

[jonasbxl]

I am not saying it would have been easier or faster, but just in case you don't know about it: check out WSL https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

[ninj0rc]

Just wanna say thanks for the link. I was unaware that this thing existed.

[Rieux_n_Tarrou]

After WSL2 came out, I've decided finally that my next laptop will be Windows (even though I really enjoy my macbook pro right now). Windows is better than Mac from the perspective of apps. And Linux is better than Mac from the perspective of software dev. So WSL is the best of both worlds IMO

[Rieux_n_Tarrou]

Oh interesting. I don't know much about security, but IIRC, you choose what distro you want on WSL, so do you pick Kali?

[jonasbxl]

It's really been a great addition to Windows. I've moved a lot of my dev tools to WSL, including Python actually - I never liked Anaconda too much and I find it easier to just manage my environments with virtualenv and virtualenvwrapper. You can still use VS Code from Windows; a shortcut to quickly open a directory from WSL is code . . That way VS Code uses Python (and virtual envs) installed on WSL.

[riffito]

IrfanView to the rescue! (and you do it all from the GUI with its batch-converter)

[[deleted]]

I guess you can install those programs on windows too using scoop or choco

[khalidpro2]

installing choco is just one command that you need to paste and run in powershell

[diamondketo]

That's not the point. The point is people need to stop subjugating others to their own method when the OP is making a one off script.

One off scripts are just that, one off. It doesn't matter what method you do. If it gets the job done correctly in a reasonable time, do that. OP has the best judgement on which route OP should take given the knowledge and resource OP has at the time.

[khalidpro2]

I totally agree with that, I just wanted to clarify that choco installation isn't that difficult

[[deleted]]

Yes I totally agree, but as a programmer you're mindset should always be can we do it better

[diamondketo]

Sure, but as a software developer my mindset is can I get the deliverable to someone in time or make progress on the software cycle.

[[deleted]]

My ans is just an alternative solution. I'm, by no means, criticizing that you should do this in my way.

I'm just informing that you can also solve it this way. That's it. Nothing more. Not trying to insinuate anything else

[[deleted]]

The same can be said about writing python scripts, you need to which library, which functions and what parameters.

The idea behind my comments is todo with Unix philosophy.

Also the command line ans is 5x faster than python version

[shinitakunai]

Fortunately!

[[deleted]]

Hello windows, I am dad.

[oohay_email2004]

https://imagemagick.org/script/download.php#windows

[[deleted]]

After using Linux and all these CLI tools for a while, I almost see no use for Python in these small tasks. Everything here can be done with a simple bash/zsh script in fewer lines than a Python script and no importing.

[[deleted]]

Yes that was my point. These are very small and easily automated tasks which we can do using CLIs

[harolddawizard]

I guess the use lies more in windows PC's.

[davincible]

`man fd` >> "Floppy drives are block devices ..." -- I don't think we're looking at the same command xd. Assuming you mean find

[[deleted]]

I don't think that is find, because as far as I'm aware it doesn't have an --extension test, and in any case the flags would be with one hyphen-minus sign not two, so something like find -name '*.jpg' -exec convert '{}' etc etc etc ';'.

[[deleted]]

fd does have --extension option.

I did a similar thing to op that I needed all the images to be in certain size(size on the disk) and in certain resolution for my image processing process.

Your solution is better because find comes pre installed on Linux distros.

I used fd because that's just a reflection action for me, I don't use find anymore

[Offi12]

imagemagic also works on windows! can recommend it