dedup/PIP_README.md

dedup

Photo De-Duplication. NOTE THIS IS DEPERATED, PLEASE USE uv tool instead of PIP

## Install Windows

cd dedup python -m venv C:\Users$env:USERNAME\Common\env_dedup

Check to see if C:\Users\$env:USERNAME\Common\env_dedup\Scripts OR bin folder exists in Windows...

& C:\Users$env:USERNAME\Common\env_dedup\Scripts\Activate.ps1

If you get an error like: "running scripts is disabled on this system"
It means your PowerShell execution policy is too restrictive. You can temporarily allow scripts by running:

Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass

After that repeat the Activate Script command:

If that does not work, then TRY: & C:\Users$env:USERNAME\Common\env_dedup\bin\Activate.ps1

Here are the packages that need to be installed by pip:

pip install xxhash opencv-python pillow

## Usage Windows:
Again, verify if the folder exists Scripts or bin:

& C:\Users$env:USERNAME\Common\env_dedup\Scripts\Activate.ps1 python dedup.py 0.jpg 1.jpg

## Windows Automated Directory use, not TESTED YET!:

get_dups.bat %USERPROFILE%\Pictures

## Install Linux

cd dedup python3 -m venv myenv source myenv/bin/activate pip install xxhash opencv-python pillow

## Useage Linux:

cd dedup source myenv/bin/activate python dedup.py 0.jpg 1.jpg

### Get more details on scores:
This command will give more details: Matrix deviation score, Decomposed similarity, Combined similarity, and general score...

python dedup.py 0.jpg 1.jpg -scores

## Linux Automated Directoy use:
-forreal will move duplicate images into dups directory.

./get_dups.sh . OR: ./get_dups.sh $HOME/Pictures

### Files made by get_dups Scripts:
error level: 0 = NOT a Dup, 1 = Duplicate, 2 = Close Match, 5 = Same GPS GEO-location, 8 = Invalid Image, 9 = File Too small/big. Possible files: dups.txt, alike.txt, sameGPS.txt, invalid.txt, size.txt.

# Run website:
First activate the python environment, then:

pip install django cd webapp python manage.py runserver

Visit http://127.0.0.1:8000
Login as bob, password: guest
Wait a minute...for program to run it will compair a.jpg and b.jpg.
See: authapp/views.py

[![Image of ScreenShot](Screenshot2025-04-26.png)]