talax 0.1.0__tar.gz

talax-0.1.0/.github/workflows/ci.yml

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+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v10.3.3
+      - run: uv sync --locked
+      - run: uv run ruff check
+      - run: uv run ruff format --check
+      - run: uv run mypy
+
+  test:
+    name: test (${{ matrix.os }}, Python ${{ matrix.python }})
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        python: ["3.12"]
+        include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python: "3.13"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v10.3.3
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
+
+      # ExifTool 13+ on every system (distribution packages are too old).
+      - name: Install ExifTool (Linux)
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: |
+          v=$(curl -fsS https://exiftool.org/ver.txt)
+          curl -fsSL "https://sourceforge.net/projects/exiftool/files/Image-ExifTool-$v.tar.gz/download" \
+            | tar -xz -C "$RUNNER_TEMP"
+          echo "$RUNNER_TEMP/Image-ExifTool-$v" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+      - name: Install ExifTool (macOS)
+        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
+        run: brew install exiftool
+      - name: Install ExifTool (Windows)
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          v=$(curl -fsS https://exiftool.org/ver.txt)
+          curl -fsSL -o exiftool.zip "https://sourceforge.net/projects/exiftool/files/exiftool-${v}_64.zip/download"
+          unzip -q exiftool.zip -d "$RUNNER_TEMP"
+          dir="$RUNNER_TEMP/exiftool-${v}_64"
+          mv "$dir/exiftool(-k).exe" "$dir/exiftool.exe"
+          cygpath -w "$dir" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
+      - run: exiftool -ver
+
+      - run: uv sync --locked
+      - run: uv run pytest
+
+  package:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v10.3.3
+      - run: uv build
+      - run: uvx twine check --strict dist/*
+      - name: Install the wheel in a clean environment
+        run: |
+          uv venv /tmp/clean
+          uv pip install --python /tmp/clean/bin/python dist/*.whl
+          /tmp/clean/bin/python -c "import talax; print(talax.__version__)"

talax-0.1.0/.github/workflows/release.yml

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+# Publishes to PyPI with Trusted Publishing: no token is stored anywhere.
+# - Run manually ("Run workflow" in the Actions tab) to publish to TestPyPI.
+# - Publish a GitHub release named vX.Y.Z to publish X.Y.Z to PyPI.
+# A version can be uploaded only once to each index: bump it to retry.
+
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v10.3.3
+      - name: Check that the release tag matches the package version
+        if: github.event_name == 'release'
+        run: |
+          version=$(uv run --no-project python -c "import tomllib; print(tomllib.load(open('pyproject.toml', 'rb'))['project']['version'])")
+          if [ "v$version" != "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" ]; then
+            echo "Tag $GITHUB_REF_NAME does not match version $version in pyproject.toml"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+      - run: uv build
+      - run: uvx twine check --strict dist/*
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist/
+
+  testpypi:
+    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: testpypi
+      url: https://test.pypi.org/project/talax/
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist/
+      - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
+
+  pypi:
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: pypi
+      url: https://pypi.org/project/talax/
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist/
+      - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1

talax-0.1.0/.gitignore

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+# Claude (local working files, not part of the project)
+CLAUDE.md
+CLAUDE.local.md
+.claude/
+
+# Reference corpus: files are never versioned (size, rights).
+# Only their descriptions and measurements are.
+corpus/files/
+
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+.venv/
+build/
+dist/
+*.egg-info/
+.pytest_cache/
+.mypy_cache/
+.ruff_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+
+# Node / Angular
+node_modules/
+web/.angular/
+web/dist/
+
+# Secrets
+.env
+.env.*
+!.env.example
+
+# OS / editors
+.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+
+# External code shown for study, never versioned
+code_extern_*
+
+# Generated reports: they embed the photo and its position
+rapport*.html
+report*.html
+exif_data.*

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talax-0.1.0/PKG-INFO

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+Metadata-Version: 2.5
+Name: talax
+Version: 0.1.0
+Summary: Honest image verification: original camera file or platform copy?
+Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/ChristKTMB/talaX
+Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/ChristKTMB/talaX
+Project-URL: Issues, https://github.com/ChristKTMB/talaX/issues
+Project-URL: Français, https://github.com/ChristKTMB/talaX/blob/main/README.fr.md
+Author: ChristKTMB
+License-Expression: Apache-2.0
+License-File: LICENSE
+Keywords: c2pa,exif,fact-checking,image-forensics,journalism,metadata,osint,verification
+Classifier: Development Status :: 2 - Pre-Alpha
+Classifier: Environment :: Console
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
+Classifier: Intended Audience :: End Users/Desktop
+Classifier: Operating System :: OS Independent
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
+Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
+Classifier: Topic :: Multimedia :: Graphics
+Classifier: Topic :: Security
+Classifier: Typing :: Typed
+Requires-Python: >=3.12
+Requires-Dist: astral>=3.2
+Requires-Dist: c2pa-python==0.38.0
+Requires-Dist: jinja2>=3.1
+Requires-Dist: pillow>=12
+Requires-Dist: pyyaml>=6.0
+Requires-Dist: timezonefinder>=9.2
+Requires-Dist: typer>=0.15
+Requires-Dist: tzdata>=2025.1
+Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
+
+# Tala X
+
+> *See beyond the pixel*
+
+[Français](https://github.com/ChristKTMB/talaX/blob/main/README.fr.md)
+
+Tala X tells you what can honestly be said about an image: whether it is an
+original camera file or a copy reprocessed by a platform, where and when it was
+taken, and whether it went through an editor. Video support (container
+metadata) is planned.
+
+> **Status: pre-alpha (0.1).** Usable, but rules and output may still change.
+
+## The question Tala X asks first
+
+Not *"is this image fake?"* — no technology answers that reliably today. But:
+
+> **Is this file an original from a camera, or a copy reprocessed by a
+> platform?**
+
+Every major social platform (Instagram, X, TikTok, WhatsApp…) strips EXIF,
+IPTC and C2PA metadata on upload. Tala X detects that, identifies which
+platform the file went through when it can, and tells you to ask your source
+for the original — explaining how to send it without damaging it.
+
+## How it reports
+
+Each signal returns one of four states, **always with a plain-language
+explanation**:
+
+| State | Meaning |
+| --- | --- |
+| Consistent | Checked, no contradiction found |
+| To check | An anomaly that may have a legitimate explanation |
+| Suspicious | A contradiction hard to explain otherwise |
+| Unverifiable | The information needed is missing |
+
+Tala X never says "this image is fake", and never certifies that an image is
+authentic. An original camera file is not proof of truth: metadata can be
+forged by anyone who knows how. Tala X is built against platform laundering
+and recycled images, not against expert forgers.
+
+## What it checks
+
+- File integrity and platform pipeline (WhatsApp, Instagram, X…)
+- Real file format vs extension
+- **Solar consistency**: is the recorded time physically possible at the
+  recorded place?
+- Weather cross-check against historical records
+- GPS position, date and time, editing software, embedded thumbnail
+- C2PA provenance certificates
+
+It also hands off to reverse image search (Google Lens, TinEye, Yandex), which
+catches old photos recycled with a false caption — the most common form of
+visual misinformation.
+
+## What it deliberately does not do
+
+- **No AI-image detection from pixels.** Independent measurements show these
+  detectors fall to chance after the resizing and compression every platform
+  applies, with false positives on up to a third of genuine press photos.
+- No Error Level Analysis used as a verdict.
+- No automatic visual geolocation.
+- Video: container metadata only.
+
+## Install
+
+**1. Install Tala X** (Python 3.12 or newer):
+
+```bash
+pipx install talax        # or: uv tool install talax    or: pip install talax
+```
+
+**2. Install ExifTool 13.0 or newer.** Tala X refuses to run with an older
+version, because it would miss manufacturer tags and give different results.
+
+- **macOS**: `brew install exiftool`
+- **Windows**: download the Windows executable from
+  [exiftool.org](https://exiftool.org/), unzip it, rename
+  `exiftool(-k).exe` to `exiftool.exe`, keep the `exiftool_files` folder next
+  to it, and add that folder to your `PATH`.
+- **Linux**: distribution packages are often too old (Ubuntu 24.04 ships
+  12.76). Install the latest release in your home folder:
+
+  ```bash
+  v=$(curl -fsS https://exiftool.org/ver.txt)
+  mkdir -p ~/.local/opt ~/.local/bin
+  curl -fsSL "https://sourceforge.net/projects/exiftool/files/Image-ExifTool-$v.tar.gz/download" | tar -xz -C ~/.local/opt
+  ln -sf ~/.local/opt/Image-ExifTool-$v/exiftool ~/.local/bin/exiftool
+  ```
+
+Check with `exiftool -ver`. Tested on Linux, macOS and Windows.
+
+## Use it from the command line
+
+```bash
+talax analyze photo.jpg                     # report in the terminal
+talax analyze photo.jpg --sky day           # what the photo shows, for the solar check
+talax analyze photo.jpg --html report.html  # self-contained HTML report
+talax analyze photo.jpg --json              # machine-readable
+```
+
+Nothing is ever sent over the network. The HTML report is a single file:
+opening it loads nothing from the network either.
+
+## Use it as a Python library
+
+```python
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from talax import Observation, Sky, analyze
+
+analysis = analyze(Path("photo.jpg"), observation=Observation(Sky.DAY))
+print(analysis.integrity.verdict, analysis.integrity.explanation)
+for result in analysis.results:
+    print(result.signal_id, result.state, result.explanation)
+```
+
+Every result carries a state, a plain-language explanation and the raw values
+behind it (`result.evidence`). The JSON output of the command line follows a
+versioned schema (`"schema": 1`).
+
+## Develop
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/ChristKTMB/talaX.git
+cd talaX
+uv sync
+uv run pytest
+uv run ruff check && uv run ruff format --check && uv run mypy
+```
+
+Tests that need the reference corpus are skipped when `corpus/files/` is
+absent: those files are not published (see the
+[corpus protocol](https://github.com/ChristKTMB/talaX/blob/main/corpus/README.md)).
+
+## Three ways to use it
+
+- **Python library** — `pip install talax`, to integrate into your own platform
+- **CLI** — runs on your machine; your file never leaves it. Recommended for
+  sensitive material.
+- **Web app** (coming) — hosted, for quick checks. Files will be analysed and
+  deleted immediately, never stored.
+
+Requires [ExifTool](https://exiftool.org/) and, for video,
+[ffprobe](https://ffmpeg.org/).
+
+## Contributing
+
+The project is open to contributions. The most valuable one will be
+**platform fingerprints**: measured characteristics of how a given platform
+and app version reprocesses files. A contribution guide will come with the
+first code.
+
+## License
+
+[Apache-2.0](https://github.com/ChristKTMB/talaX/blob/main/LICENSE)