Best way to programatically create image

Question

Hi,

I'm looking for a way to create a graphics file (I don't really mind the file type, as they are easily converted).

The input would be the desired resolution, and a list of pixels and colors (x, y, RGB color).

Is there a convenient python library for that? What are the pros\cons\pitfalls?

Udi

Answer 1

PIL is the canonical Python Imaging Library.

Pros: Everybody wanting to do what you're doing uses PIL. 8-)

Cons: None springs to mind.

Answer 2

Alternatively, you can try ImageMagick. Last time I checked, PIL didn't work on Python 3, which is potentially a con. (I don't know about ImageMagick's API.) I believe an updated version of PIL is expected in the year.