def imread_collection(load_pattern,
conserve_memory=True,
plugin=None,
**plugin_args):
"""
Load a collection of images.
Parameters
----------
load_pattern : str or list
List of objects to load. These are usually filenames, but may
vary depending on the currently active plugin. See the docstring
for ``ImageCollection`` for the default behaviour of this parameter.
conserve_memory : bool, optional
If True, never keep more than one in memory at a specific
time. Otherwise, images will be cached once they are loaded.
Returns
-------
ic : ImageCollection
Collection of images.
Other parameters
----------------
plugin_args : keywords
Passed to the given plugin.
"""
return call_plugin('imread_collection',
load_pattern,
conserve_memory,
plugin=plugin,
**plugin_args)
def imread_collection(load_pattern, conserve_memory=True,
plugin=None, **plugin_args):
"""
Load a collection of images.
Parameters
----------
load_pattern : str or list
List of objects to load. These are usually filenames, but may
vary depending on the currently active plugin. See the docstring
for ``ImageCollection`` for the default behaviour of this parameter.
conserve_memory : bool, optional
If True, never keep more than one in memory at a specific
time. Otherwise, images will be cached once they are loaded.
Returns
-------
ic : ImageCollection
Collection of images.
Other parameters
----------------
plugin_args : keywords
Passed to the given plugin.
"""
return call_plugin('imread_collection', load_pattern, conserve_memory,
plugin=plugin, **plugin_args)
def imshow(arr, plugin=None, **plugin_args):
"""Display an image.
Parameters
----------
arr : ndarray or str
Image data or name of image file.
plugin : str
Name of plugin to use. By default, the different plugins are
tried (starting with the Python Imaging Library) until a suitable
candidate is found.
Other parameters
----------------
plugin_args : keywords
Passed to the given plugin.
"""
if isinstance(arr, six.string_types):
arr = call_plugin('imread', arr, plugin=plugin)
return call_plugin('imshow', arr, plugin=plugin, **plugin_args)
def imshow(arr, plugin=None, **plugin_args):
"""Display an image.
Parameters
----------
arr : ndarray or str
Image data or name of image file.
plugin : str
Name of plugin to use. By default, the different plugins are
tried (starting with the Python Imaging Library) until a suitable
candidate is found.
Other parameters
----------------
plugin_args : keywords
Passed to the given plugin.
"""
if isinstance(arr, six.string_types):
arr = call_plugin('imread', arr, plugin=plugin)
return call_plugin('imshow', arr, plugin=plugin, **plugin_args)
def imread(fname, as_grey=False, plugin=None, flatten=None,
**plugin_args):
"""Load an image from file.
Parameters
----------
fname : string
Image file name, e.g. ``test.jpg`` or URL.
as_grey : bool
If True, convert color images to grey-scale (32-bit floats).
Images that are already in grey-scale format are not converted.
plugin : str
Name of plugin to use (Python Imaging Library by default).
Other Parameters
----------------
flatten : bool
Backward compatible keyword, superseded by `as_grey`.
Returns
-------
img_array : ndarray
The different colour bands/channels are stored in the
third dimension, such that a grey-image is MxN, an
RGB-image MxNx3 and an RGBA-image MxNx4.
Other parameters
----------------
plugin_args : keywords
Passed to the given plugin.
"""
# Backward compatibility
if flatten is not None:
as_grey = flatten
with file_or_url_context(fname) as fname:
img = call_plugin('imread', fname, plugin=plugin, **plugin_args)
if as_grey and getattr(img, 'ndim', 0) >= 3:
img = rgb2grey(img)
return img
def imread(fname, as_grey=False, plugin=None, flatten=None, **plugin_args):
"""Load an image from file.
Parameters
----------
fname : string
Image file name, e.g. ``test.jpg`` or URL.
as_grey : bool
If True, convert color images to grey-scale (32-bit floats).
Images that are already in grey-scale format are not converted.
plugin : str
Name of plugin to use (Python Imaging Library by default).
Other Parameters
----------------
flatten : bool
Backward compatible keyword, superseded by `as_grey`.
Returns
-------
img_array : ndarray
The different colour bands/channels are stored in the
third dimension, such that a grey-image is MxN, an
RGB-image MxNx3 and an RGBA-image MxNx4.
Other parameters
----------------
plugin_args : keywords
Passed to the given plugin.
"""
# Backward compatibility
if flatten is not None:
as_grey = flatten
with file_or_url_context(fname) as fname:
img = call_plugin('imread', fname, plugin=plugin, **plugin_args)
if as_grey and getattr(img, 'ndim', 0) >= 3:
img = rgb2grey(img)
return img
def show():
'''Display pending images.
Launch the event loop of the current gui plugin, and display all
pending images, queued via `imshow`. This is required when using
`imshow` from non-interactive scripts.
A call to `show` will block execution of code until all windows
have been closed.
Examples
--------
>>> import skimage.io as io
>>> for i in range(4):
... io.imshow(np.random.rand(50, 50))
>>> io.show() # doctest: +SKIP
'''
return call_plugin('_app_show')
def show():
'''Display pending images.
Launch the event loop of the current gui plugin, and display all
pending images, queued via `imshow`. This is required when using
`imshow` from non-interactive scripts.
A call to `show` will block execution of code until all windows
have been closed.
Examples
--------
>>> import skimage.io as io
>>> for i in range(4):
... ax_im = io.imshow(np.random.rand(50, 50))
>>> io.show() # doctest: +SKIP
'''
return call_plugin('_app_show')
def imsave(fname, arr, plugin=None, **plugin_args):
"""Save an image to file.
Parameters
----------
fname : str
Target filename.
arr : ndarray of shape (M,N) or (M,N,3) or (M,N,4)
Image data.
plugin : str
Name of plugin to use. By default, the different plugins are
tried (starting with the Python Imaging Library) until a suitable
candidate is found.
Other parameters
----------------
plugin_args : keywords
Passed to the given plugin.
"""
return call_plugin('imsave', fname, arr, plugin=plugin, **plugin_args)
def imsave(fname, arr, plugin=None, **plugin_args):
"""Save an image to file.
Parameters
----------
fname : str
Target filename.
arr : ndarray of shape (M,N) or (M,N,3) or (M,N,4)
Image data.
plugin : str
Name of plugin to use. By default, the different plugins are
tried (starting with the Python Imaging Library) until a suitable
candidate is found.
Other parameters
----------------
plugin_args : keywords
Passed to the given plugin.
"""
return call_plugin('imsave', fname, arr, plugin=plugin, **plugin_args)