How to Use the PIL getpixel() Method in Python
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In this article, you will learn how to use the PIL getpixel() method in Python.
PIL getpixel() Method
The PIL (Python Imaging Library) is a powerful library for working with images in Python. The getpixel() method is a method of the Image class in PIL that returns the RGB value of a pixel at a specific location in an image. Here’s how to use the getpixel() method in Python:
Import the PIL library and open the image you want to work with using the Image.open() method:
from PIL import Image
img = Image.open('image.jpg')
Call the getpixel() method on the image object and pass in the x and y coordinates of the pixel you want to retrieve:
pixel = img.getpixel((x, y))
Where x and y are the pixel coordinates in the image. Note that the coordinates start at (0,0) in the top-left corner of the image.
The getpixel() method returns a tuple of the RGB values of the pixel. You can access each value individually using indexing:
r = pixel[0]
g = pixel[1]
b = pixel[2]
Here’s an example of using the getpixel() method to get the RGB value of a pixel at location (100, 200) in an image:
from PIL import Image
img = Image.open('image.jpg')
pixel = img.getpixel((100, 200))
r = pixel[0]
g = pixel[1]
b = pixel[2]
print(f"RGB value at (100, 200): ({r}, {g}, {b})")