Metadata Tool

This is a simple GUI-based tool for viewing and saving metadata of files. The tool is built using Python and Tkinter.

Features

• Select a file and view its metadata.
• Metadata includes file path, size, type, permissions, owner, group, creation time, modification time, access time, and parent folder.
• Save metadata to a file in different formats (TXT, JSON, CSV).
• Resizable metadata window with read-only text box.
• Error handling for file operations.
• File filters to limit the types of files that can be selected.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• Tkinter (usually included with Python installations)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/theredplanetsings/metadata-tool.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd metadata-tool

Usage

1. Run the metatool.py script:

   python metatool.py

2. Use the GUI to select a file and view its metadata.
3. Save the metadata to a file in the desired format.

Code Overview

metatool.py

Functions

• format_size(size): Converts file size to a human-readable format.
• get_file_metadata(file_path): Retrieves metadata for the specified file.
• write_metadata_to_file(metadata, file_format='txt'): Writes metadata to a file in the specified format (TXT, JSON, CSV).
• select_file(): Opens a file dialog to select a file and displays the file path in the text box.
• display_metadata(metadata, text_widget): Displays metadata in the specified text widget.
• on_view_metadata(): Handles the "View Metadata" button click event.
• create_metadata_window(metadata, file_path): Creates a new window to display metadata.
• on_exit(): Handles the "Exit" button click event.
• adjust_textbox_height(event): Adjusts the height of the text box based on its content.

Global Variables

• metadata_windows: A dictionary to store references to open metadata windows.

Author

• theredplanetsings

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.