[CHANGE REQUEST] replacing 'output directory' with 'move_path' about duplicate-image-finder HOT 2 CLOSED

I would appreciate a suitable reply - I've been waiting for three months :)

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Dear @bojanmilevski,

Thank you very much for your feedback and your suggestions! And please excuse my late reply - I had a few quite busy past weeks.

The output_directory parameter in the CLI is not used to move the duplicate files. Instead, it is used to define where the resulting output of difPy will be located i. e. the files containing the result dictionary, the lower_quality list and the stats dictionary. The original files scanned by difPy will always remain in their original folder.

I am not planning to implement such a feature directly in difPy, since it is out of the package's scope. Instead, what I would recommend to do is to run difPy, make use of the difPy output (the result dictionary) to locate the duplicate files, and then move them to a new location as you desire. This can be easily done in one line of code by following f. e. what is shown in this tutorial. But, as mentioned, this is not a feature I would suggest adding to the base difPy package by default.

I hope this helps and answers your request. Again, thank you very much for taking the time to share your ideas and feedback - I really appreciate it!

All the best and happy new year!
Elise

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