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Python pil example 'singlethread'

Functions in program:

  • def create_thumbnail(filename):
  • def get_image_paths(folder):

Modules used in program:

  • import PIL
  • import os

python singlethread

Python pil example: singlethread

import os 
import PIL 

from multiprocessing import Pool 
from PIL import Image

SIZE = (75,75)
SAVE_DIRECTORY = 'thumbs'

def get_image_paths(folder):
    return (os.path.join(folder, f) 
            for f in os.listdir(folder) 
            if 'jpeg' in f)

def create_thumbnail(filename): 
    im = Image.open(filename)
    im.thumbnail(SIZE, Image.ANTIALIAS)
    base, fname = os.path.split(filename) 
    save_path = os.path.join(base, SAVE_DIRECTORY, fname)
    im.save(save_path)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    folder = os.path.abspath(
        '11_18_2013_R000_IQM_Big_Sur_Mon__e10d1958e7b766c3e840')
    os.mkdir(os.path.join(folder, SAVE_DIRECTORY))

    images = get_image_paths(folder)

    for image in images:
             create_thumbnail(Image)