Re: [Gimp-user] Need to read EXIF from a plugin

[Ofnuts <ofnuts gmx com>]

On 06/06/18 22:53, NeverARobot wrote:
> I'm trying to write a Python plugin for Gimp (2.8) that extracts an EXIF value
> and displays it on the image, e.g. the OriginalDateTime. So far I haven't been
> able to find anything I can call from the plugin that will read and parse the
> EXIF data, at least not without going back to the original image file. There has
> to be a better way than that or finding the EXIF parasite attachment and parsing
> it myself.
Not in 2.8 (but is wise to write 2.8 plugins?). There is an API for this 
in 2.10.