How to Compress JPGs Using Python?

To compress JPEG images using Python, you can use the PIL (Python Imaging Library) library, which provides various image manipulation functions. Here’s an example of how you can compress a JPEG image:

from PIL import Image

def compress_jpeg(input_image_path, output_image_path, quality):
    with Image.open(input_image_path) as image:
        image.save(output_image_path, "JPEG", quality=quality)

# Example usage
input_path = "input.jpg"
output_path = "compressed.jpg"
compression_quality = 50  # Adjust the quality value as desired (0-100)

compress_jpeg(input_path, output_path, compression_quality)

In this example, the compress_jpeg() function takes three parameters: the input image path, the output image path, and the compression quality. The input image is opened using Image.open() from PIL, and then it is saved with the desired compression quality using image.save().

You can adjust the compression_quality parameter to a value between 0 and 100, where 0 corresponds to the lowest quality (highest compression) and 100 corresponds to the highest quality (lowest compression).

Make sure you have the PIL library installed. You can install it using pip: