Python importing Vcard Photo

I'm trying to import a photo into my card using vobject. I have the image stored inside my static folder and the filename inside my database. I would like to import it in my VCard.

So far I have made this:

    if request.method == "POST":
            rowr = User.query.filter_by(user_id = user_id).first()
            rowes = Profile.query.filter_by(user_id = user_id).first()
            vcf_file_path = 'static/Contacto.vcf'
            with open(vcf_file_path , 'w') as file_vcard:
                vcard = vobject.vCard()
                o = vcard.add('fn')
                o.value = rowes.pname

                if rowr.img_url != 'default.png':
                    o = vcard.add('PHOTO')
                    o.value = rowr.img_url

                if rowes.pemail != None:
                    o = vcard.add('email')
                    o.type_param = 'INTERNET'
                    o.value = rowes.pemail

                if rowes.pcellphone != None:
                    o = vcard.add('TEL')
                    o.type_param = 'Número Celular'
                    o.value = str(rowes.pcellphone)

                if rowes.webpage != None:
                    o = vcard.add('url')
                    o.type_param = "Página Web"
                    o.value = rowes.webpage

                if rowes.textarea != None:
                    o = vcard.add('note')
                    o.type_param = "note"
                    o.value = rowes.textarea

                file_vcard.write(vcard.serialize())

But it's clearly no displaying the image in my VCard. I've tried writing the entire path but also didn't work. Thanks in advance

Looks like you're writing the string 'default.jpg' to the photo field, when actually you need to write the base64 encoded image. You could do this with a function like:

import base64
def b64_image(filename):
    with open(filename, 'rb') as f:
        b64 = base64.b64encode(f.read())
        return b64.decode('utf-8')

Then call it like:

o = vcard.add('PHOTO;ENCODING=b;TYPE=image/jpeg')
o.value = b64_image('default.jpg')

Obviously pass that function a valid path to the image file, which in your case may be rowr.img_url.

I based this format on the vCard Format Specification.

When tested this creates a line in the vcf file which looks like:

PHOTO;ENCODING=B;TYPE=IMAGE/JPEG:iVBORw0KGgoAAA...........

I opened this in Contacts v12.0 on OSx and it renders my sample image: