--- title: I built a Python utility using Claude to automate my... description: A writer built a Python image-processing utility using Claude (Opus 4.8) to automate their editorial workflow. The tool accepts WEBP, JPG, JPEG, and PNG files,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-a-python-utility-using-claude-to-automate-my-image-editing-workflow-and-it-saves-me-hours-e-bxb77ra5k twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I built a Python utility using Claude to automate my image editing workflow, and it saves me hours every week | daily.dev og:description: A writer built a Python image-processing utility using Claude (Opus 4.8) to automate their editorial workflow. The tool accepts WEBP, JPG, JPEG, and PNG files,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-a-python-utility-using-claude-to-automate-my-image-editing-workflow-and-it-saves-me-hours-e-bxb77ra5k og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/BXB77ra5k.png og:image:alt: I built a Python utility using Claude to automate my image editing workflow, and it saves me hours every week og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I built a Python utility using Claude to automate my image editing workflow, and it saves me hours every week **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A writer built a Python image-processing utility using Claude (Opus 4.8) to automate their editorial workflow. The tool accepts WEBP, JPG, JPEG, and PNG files, upscales images to 1080p, and crops them to 16:9 aspect ratio via a drag-and-drop GUI built with Tkinter and TkinterDnD2. Initially using Lanczos resampling via Pillow, Claude suggested upgrading to Real-ESRGAN, an open-source neural network-based upscaler that reconstructs textures and edges rather than interpolating. A side-by-side comparison on a heavily compressed 500x272px test image showed Real-ESRGAN significantly outperforming Lanczos, though both struggled with fine text and logos at extreme compression. The author reflects on vibe coding as a low-barrier approach to solving personal workflow problems. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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