Add image to python script?

Question

I've got a wxPython app that uses the following line before creating a wx.BitmapButton:

imagePlus = wx.Image('wxPlus.png', wx.BITMAP_TYPE_PNG).ConvertToBitmap()

Is there a way to include the image's data in the image, and so something more like this?

plusData = '...√#,›o~ño\Ä¶˚ﬂy™Ω.…Õo)Ú∞L∂W_≤Ï~˛⁄...'
imagePlus = wx.Image(plusData, wx.BITMAP_TYPE_PNG).ConvertToBitmap()

Could you clarify "Is there a way to include the image's data in the image" please? At a guess I would say you want imagePlus = open('wxPlus.png') (or, better, with open('wxPlus.png') as imagePlus:) — Benjamin Hodgson
– Benjamin Hodgson, Commented Oct 26, 2012 at 11:43
No, I want to use x = wx.Image() with data stored in a variable (as in with open() as x) instead of a file path — tkbx
– tkbx, Commented Oct 26, 2012 at 13:07

user1773242 · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-26 11:49:51Z

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By using the module StringIO you can create a 'file-like object' that you can pass to wx.ImageFromStream.

import StringIO

stream = StringIO.StringIO()
stream.write('...√#,›o~ño\Ä¶˚ﬂy™Ω.…Õo)Ú∞L∂W_≤Ï~˛⁄...')

image = wx.ImageFromStream(stream)

answered Oct 26, 2012 at 11:49

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No. wx.Image(...) requires a path, not an IO object. wxpython.org/docs/api/wx.Image-class.html#__init__

1. docs.wxwidgets.org/stable/wx_wximage.html#wximage - wx.Image can take an InputStream as an argument but maybe not in wxPython. However: 2. I used wx.ImageFromStream - wxpython.org/docs/api/wx-module.html#ImageFromStream

ChrisC · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-26 12:43:33Z

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If you're using wxPython, I think img2py would be worth a look.

answered Oct 26, 2012 at 12:43

ChrisC

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