pil example pillow palette (snippet)

Python pil example 'pillow palette'

Functions in program:

• def quantizetopalette(silf, palette, dither=False):

python pillow palette

Python pil example: pillow palette

#!/usr/bin/env python3
from PIL import Image

def quantizetopalette(silf, palette, dither=False):
    """Convert an RGB or L mode image to use a given P image's palette."""

    silf.load()

    # use palette from reference image
    palette.load()
    if palette.mode != "P":
        raise ValueError("bad mode for palette image")
    if silf.mode != "RGB" and silf.mode != "L":
        raise ValueError(
            "only RGB or L mode images can be quantized to a palette"
            )
    im = silf.im.convert("P", 1 if dither else 0, palette.im)
    # the 0 above means turn OFF dithering

    # Later versions of Pillow (4.x) rename _makeself to _new
    try:
        return silf._new(im)
    except AttributeError:
        return silf._makeself(im)

palettedata = [0, 0, 0, 102, 102, 102, 176, 176, 176, 255, 255, 255]
palimage = Image.new('P', (16, 16))
palimage.putpalette(palettedata * 64)
oldimage = Image.open("School_scrollable1.png")
newimage = quantizetopalette(oldimage, palimage, dither=False)
newimage.show()

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