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Picasa 3.9 rebuilt in Python and Qt
PicasaPy is a rewrite of Google's discontinued photo app, with Claude Code reverse engineering the original binary.
Credits
- Reddit poster sanchomuzax Source ↗
- Repository account sanchomuzax Source ↗
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The full story
Google killed Picasa in 2016, but the poster still uses it for a yearly family calendar and it barely runs on Windows 11. PicasaPy is an open-source rewrite in Python and Qt that already runs.
The agent queries a SQLite index of functions, cross-references and strings from headless Ghidra, and Picasa 3.9 under Wine in Google Colab acts as a test oracle for image effects. Claude Code does most of the work, with Codex sometimes, and parts with incompatible licences, such as red-eye detection, are swapped for open-source methods.
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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.
- Reddit: I’m rebuilding Picasa 3.9 in Python with Claude Code, reverse-engineering the original binary along Reddit poster: sanchomuzaxPosted
The maker's post on r/ClaudeCode.
If it disappears: archived copy of Reddit: I’m rebuilding Picasa 3.9 in Python with Claude Code, reverse-engineering the original binary along (opens in a new tab)
- The code: github.comRepository account: sanchomuzax
Linked in the post.