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+# datedStampGenertaor
+A python tool using PIL to generate PNGs of scanned stamps, for multiple dates.
+# Purpose
+This tool's objective is to solve a problem by automating a manual task.
+
+In the context of signing digital documents, a stamp must be applied. This can be done digitally from an image from software such as ABBYY finereader.
+To make this image (PNG with transparency) this is the workflow :
+- Apply the stamp to a piece of paper
+- Scan the paper in high resolution
+- Open the resulting image in Photoshop
+- Mask the background to make it transparent
+- Crop the image to only have the stamp
+- Save as PNG
+
+When then is a dated stamp, whith a changeable date within the stamp impression, it means every date must be converted to a digital PNG individually. This is time consuming.
+
+# What this tool does
+Using PIL, this tool picks from a previously scanned collection of images to combine them into a realistic looking stamp.
+The stamp is separated in parts:
+
+- Outside ring
+- Day
+- Month
+- Year
+
+The tool iterates through every date and generates, then saves the corresponding stamp.
+It picks from different variations of every eement to make a unique stamp each time.
+
+# Weaknesses
+
+This tool generates impossible dates (such as 31 february)
+This tool needs to be supplied with a lot of input data (approx 2h work in photoshop)
+This tool does not use OOP

main.py

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+from PIL import Image as img
+import random
+import os
+import errno
+############################
+#Start date
+
+for y in range(2020,2026):
+    for m in range(1,13):
+        for d in range(1,32):
+        
+        
+            ############################ 123445
+            #generate random numbers
+            variations = [14,2,2,2]
+            
+            randomVariations = [0,0,0,0]
+            #for the circle
+            randomVariations[0] = random.randint(1,variations[0])
+            print(randomVariations[0])
+            
+            #for the day
+            randomVariations[1] = random.randint(1,variations[1])
+            print(randomVariations[1])
+            
+            #for the month
+            randomVariations[2] = random.randint(1,variations[2])
+            print(randomVariations[2])
+            
+            #for the year
+            randomVariations[3] = random.randint(1,variations[3])
+            print(randomVariations[3])
+        
+        
+            #import elements
+            
+            circle = img.open(os.path.join("data/circles/" + str(randomVariations[0]) + ".png"), "r")
+            day = img.open(os.path.join("data/days/" + str(d) + "/" + str(randomVariations[1]) + ".png"), "r")
+            month = img.open(os.path.join("data/months/" + str(m) + "/" + str(randomVariations[2]) + ".png"), "r")
+            year = img.open(os.path.join("data/years/" +  str(y) + "/" + str(randomVariations[3]) + ".png"), "r")
+                        
+            tampon = img.composite( circle, day, circle)
+            tampon = img.composite( tampon, month, tampon)
+            tampon = img.composite( tampon, year, tampon)
+            
+            # Rotate the stamp slightly
+            tampon = tampon.rotate(random.randint(-10,10), img.BILINEAR)
+            
+            filename = "generated/" +  str(y) + "/" + str(m) + "/" + str(y) + "-" + str(m) + "-" + str(d) + ".png"
+            if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(filename)):
+                try:
+                    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(filename))
+                except OSError as exc: # Guard against race condition
+                    if exc.errno != errno.EEXIST:
+                        raise
+            
+            
+            tampon.save(filename)