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+import sys
+import os
+from  PIL import Image as im
+import filetype
+
+# width in pixels
+MAX_WIDTH = 720
+# filetype
+OUTPUT_FILETYPE = "JPG"
+IMG_FM = (".tif", ".tiff", ".jpg", ".jpeg", ".gif", ".png", ".eps", 
+  ".raw", ".cr2", ".nef", ".orf", ".sr2", ".bmp", ".ppm", ".heif")
+
+def main():
+  if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+    print("invalid")
+    return
+
+  file_or_directory = sys.argv[1]
+
+  if os.path.isfile(file_or_directory):
+    handle_file(file_or_directory)
+  elif os.path.isdir(file_or_directory):
+    handle_directory(file_or_directory)
+  else:
+    print("invalid")
+
+def handle_file(filepath):
+  if verify_file_is_image(filepath):
+    process_image(filepath)
+  else: 
+    print("file " + filepath + " is not an image, ignoring")
+  return
+
+def handle_directory(dirpath):
+  for entry in os.listdir(dirpath):
+    if os.path.isdir(dirpath + entry):
+      print(dirpath + entry + " is subdirectory, ignoring")
+    else:
+      handle_file(dirpath + entry)
+  return
+
+def verify_file_is_image(filepath):
+  # TODO: find new method so i can avoid using filetype
+  return filetype.is_image(filepath)
+
+def process_image(filepath):
+  print("processing " + filepath)
+  with im.open(filepath) as current_image:
+    if (current_image.width > MAX_WIDTH):
+      print("> width is " + str(current_image.width) + ", resizing to 720px")
+      width_percent = MAX_WIDTH / float(current_image.width)
+      new_height = int((float(current_image.height) * float(width_percent)))
+      current_image = current_image.resize((MAX_WIDTH, new_height), im.Resampling.LANCZOS)
+    print("> format is " + str(current_image.format))
+    # TODO: save file here
+    print("filename " + os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filepath))[0])
+    print("dirname " + os.path.dirname(filepath))
+    current_image.save()
+  return
+
+def slugify(s: str) -> str:
+  s_after_basic_replacement = re.sub("[^a-zA-Z0-9]", "-", s)
+  s_with_no_continues_dash = re.sub("[-]+", "-", s_after_basic_replacement)
+  s_with_no_ending_dash = re.sub("-$", "", s_with_no_continues_dash)
+  return s_with_no_ending_dash
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  main()
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