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diff --git a/src/pyexiv2.py b/src/pyexiv2.py
index 9cb19cf..6a1b46a 100644
--- a/src/pyexiv2.py
+++ b/src/pyexiv2.py
@@ -640,6 +640,23 @@ class Image(libpyexiv2.Image):
for key in self.iptcKeys():
self[key]
+ def interpretedExifValue(self, key):
+ """
+ Get the interpreted value of an EXIF tag as presented by the exiv2 tool.
+
+ For EXIF tags, the exiv2 command-line tool is capable of displaying
+ user-friendly interpreted values, such as 'top, left' for the
+ 'Exif.Image.Orientation' tag when it has value '1'. This method always
+ returns a string containing this interpreted value for a given tag.
+ Warning: calling this method will not cache the value in the internal
+ dictionary.
+
+ Keyword arguments:
+ key -- the EXIF key of the requested metadata tag
+ """
+ # This method was added as a requirement tracked by bug #147534
+ return self.__getExifTagToString(key)
+
def _test():
print 'testing library pyexiv2...'
# TODO: various tests