Convert & Optimize Images with Python & Pillow

Working with lots of images? Whether you’re handling user-uploads, prepping assets for the web, or just cleaning up a folder of photos, automating conversion and compression will save you hours of manual work—and bandwidth! In this tutorial you’ll learn how to: Batch-convert any image (PNG, WEBP, TIFF, BMP…) to JPEG Optimize the resulting JPEGs for web-friendly file sizes Package it all into a one-file Python script

Apr 28, 2025 - 09:15
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Convert & Optimize Images with Python & Pillow

Working with lots of images? Whether you’re handling user-uploads, prepping assets for the web, or just cleaning up a folder of photos, automating conversion and compression will save you hours of manual work—and bandwidth!

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to:

  1. Batch-convert any image (PNG, WEBP, TIFF, BMP…) to JPEG

  2. Optimize the resulting JPEGs for web-friendly file sizes

  3. Package it all into a one-file Python script