Rotating an image with orientation specified in EXIF using Python without PIL including the thumbnail

This solution works for me:
PIL thumbnail is rotating my image?

Don’t need to check if it’s iPhone or iPad:
if photo has orientation tag – rotate it.

from PIL import Image, ExifTags

try:
    image=Image.open(filepath)

    for orientation in ExifTags.TAGS.keys():
        if ExifTags.TAGS[orientation]=='Orientation':
            break
    
    exif = image._getexif()

    if exif[orientation] == 3:
        image=image.rotate(180, expand=True)
    elif exif[orientation] == 6:
        image=image.rotate(270, expand=True)
    elif exif[orientation] == 8:
        image=image.rotate(90, expand=True)

    image.save(filepath)
    image.close()
except (AttributeError, KeyError, IndexError):
    # cases: image don't have getexif
    pass

Before:

Before

After:
After

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