[Matplotlib-users] Converting image to string for streaming to web browser

[Jesper L. <jl...@dm...>]

Hi matplotlib users,

I'm using matplotlib for an application for producing tsunami travel time 
contour maps. Recently I discovered the CherryPy (cherrypy.org) web server 
framework which allows you to very easily embed a web server in your 
application. This allows the application to be accessed remotely through a 
web browser.

At present the application produces the contour plots when it receives input 
from a web browser that it should do so. The contour plot png image is then 
saved to disk and served to the user.

CherryPy is able to serve/stream the image directly to the browser if it is 
converted to a string using an appropriate encoding (png, rgb maybe). PIL is 
able to do this conversion:

http://www.theorganization.net/mt/archives/2005/05/30/ive_finally_got_it.html

I would like to do something similar with my matplotlib image (i.e. convert it 
to a string with an appropriate encoding) instead of writing it to the 
harddisk. Does anyone know if that is possible?

Kind regards,
Jesper