python-scipyHow can I use Python and SciPy to read an image file?

Using Python and SciPy to read an image file is relatively straightforward. The following example code reads in an image file and prints out its dimensions:

from scipy import misc
img = misc.imread('image.jpg')
print(img.shape)

Output example

(300, 400, 3)

The code is composed of the following parts:

1. from scipy import misc imports the SciPy module misc which contains functions to work with images.
2. img = misc.imread('image.jpg') reads in the image file image.jpg and stores it as an array in the variable img.
3. print(img.shape) prints out the shape of the array img, which is the dimensions of the image.

Helpful links

• SciPy Documentation
• SciPy Image Processing Tutorial

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