Re: [Numpy-discussion] Quicker image transfer, tobuffer?

[Andrew S. <str...@as...>]

Travis Oliphant wrote:

>Filip Wasilewski wrote:
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>>Hi Travis,
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>>this is a great example of the __array_interface__ usage.
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>Just to complete the example:
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>With the Image.py patch that adds the __array_interface__
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>you can do
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>import Image, pylab
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>im = Image.open('somefile.jpg')
>pylab.imshow(im, origin='lower')
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>and get a nice picture in the matplotlib window (at least if you are 
>running NumPy).
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Actually, this has been in MPL for a while. For example, see the
image_demo3.py example. You don't need the __array_interface__ for this
bit of functionality.