maui.files_metadata.extract_metadata¶

maui.files_metadata.extract_metadata(string, format_name, date_time_func=None, format_file_path=None)[source]¶

Extract metadata from a string based on a specified format.

Parameters:

stringstr: The string from which metadata will be extracted.
format_namestr: Name of the format to use for metadata extraction.
date_time_funcfunction, optional: A function to handle date and time processing for extracted metadata. Default is None.
format_file_pathstr, optional: Path to the YAML file containing format configurations. Default is ‘files_formats.yaml’.

Returns:

dict or None: A dictionary containing extracted metadata if successful, None otherwise.

Raises: