scansort 0.2
Scansort helps to collate and rename book scan images
Requires Python: >=3.6

# Scansort

**Scansort** helps to collate and rename book scan images

## Installation

``` 
pip install scansort
```

## Synopsis

``` 
scansort [-h] [-v]
         -odd ODD -even EVEN [-missing MISSING]
         [-action {move,copy}] [-o OUTPUT] workdir
```

## Desctiption

When using a book-edge scanner (such as Plustek OpticBook), it is handy
to scan two sides of a book separately. This way you do not need to
rotate the book to scan the next page. Scanned images from different
sides normally make their way into separate directories.

**Scansort** helps one to collate these directories and rename images
accodring to the actual page numbers.

The utility assumes that:

-   The collection of images covers a monotonically increasing range of
    page numbers (with known missing numbers possible). This implies
    that front-, body-, and (possibly) back-matter must be scanned and
    processed separately.
-   Even- and odd-numbered pages are put into separate directories.

Also, see an [example](#example) of the indented workflow.

## Options

`workdir` argument defines a working directory relative to which all
other directory names and paths are interpreted. By default the current
directory is used.

All page numbers must correspond to the actual "physical" page numbering
in the book.

`-odd, -even` directory name/path  
Source directories with scanned images of odd- and even-numbered pages.

`-missing` num\[,num\]\*  
Comma-separated list of page numbers missing in the source directories
(either accidentally skipped during scanning or not present at all).

`-action` {move,copy}  
Whether to preserve or delete the original images from the source
directories. Defaults to `copy`.

`-o` directory name/path  
Output directory for renamed scanned images. Defaults to `out` and will
be created automatically if does not exist.

`-h, --help`  
Show a help message and exit.

`-v, --version`  
Show a version information and exit.

## Example

After scanning a book I am normally left with something like this:

``` 
$ tree ./book
./book
├── lside
│   ├── scan0001.tiff
│   ├── scan0002.tiff
│     ...
└── rside
    ├── scan0001.tiff
    ├── scan0002.tiff
      ...

2 directories, 198 files
```

where `rside` contains even-numbered pages. Suppose I skimmed through
the directories and realised I missed two pages: 2 and 6.

Then I run `scansort` to collate the directories:

``` 
$ scansort -odd lside -even rside -missing 2,6 ./book
```

The utility opens an editor to review the result:

``` 
# Please review the correspondence between files and book pages
'./book/lside/scan0001.tiff':   1
'./book/lside/scan0002.tiff':   3
'./book/rside/scan0001.tiff':   4
'./book/lside/scan0003.tiff':   5
'./book/lside/scan0004.tiff':   7
'./book/rside/scan0002.tiff':   8
...
```

I can edit the page numbers right away or remove all lines to cancel the
operation (e.g. if it turns out there are more pages missing). Then I
save and close the editor and the pages are collated:

``` 
$ tree ./book/out
./book/out
├── scan0001.tif
├── scan0003.tif
├── scan0004.tif
├── scan0005.tif
├── scan0007.tif
    ...
└── scan0200.tif

0 directories, 198 files
```

Note that the missing page number are omitted. I can then scan those
separately and put in place.