generate_meta_info.py

import os
import cv2
import glob
import argparse


def main(args):
    txt_file = open(args.meta_info, "w")
    for folder, root in zip(args.input, args.root):
        img_paths = sorted(glob.glob(os.path.join(folder, "*")))
        for img_path in img_paths:
            status = True
            if args.check:
                # read the image once for check, as some images may have errors
                try:
                    img = cv2.imread(img_path)
                except (IOError, OSError) as error:
                    print(f"Read {img_path} error: {error}")
                    status = False
                if img is None:
                    status = False
                    print(f"Img is None: {img_path}")
            if status:
                # get the relative path
                img_name = os.path.relpath(img_path, root)
                print(img_name)
                txt_file.write(f"{img_name}\n")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    """Generate meta info (txt file) for only Ground-Truth images.

    It can also generate meta info from several folders into one txt file.
    """
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument(
        "--input",
        nargs="+",
        help="Input folder, can be a list",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--root",
        nargs="+",
        help="Folder root, should have the length as input folders",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--meta_info",
        type=str,
        help="txt path for meta info",
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        "--check", action="store_true", help="Read image to check whether it is ok"
    )
    args = parser.parse_args()

    assert len(args.input) == len(args.root), (
        "Input folder and folder root should have the same length, but got "
        f"{len(args.input)} and {len(args.root)}."
    )
    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(args.meta_info), exist_ok=True)

    main(args)