Edit your Photos like a Boss with Pillow
Learn to Edit and Manipulate real images using Python and the Pillow library. Three easy hacks to get started with Filters and Enhancement today.
If you’re working with images and need a tool that can handle editing, manipulating, or even creating them, Pillow (PIL) is the Python library you want. Do you know all those tools you have when uploading a picture to Instagram, well you can do all that will Pillow too!
Whether you need to resize, crop, enhance images, or add text and create thumbnails, Pillow makes it easy. It supports a lot of image formats and has a simple yet powerful API that’s great for both beginners and pros.
Today, we’ll dive into using Pillow for image processing. I’ll show you how to open and get image stats, apply a filter, and enhance your photos with just a few lines of code.
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What’s great about Pillow is how it handles complex image tasks easily, supports many formats, and has a well-documented API. It’s a top choice for anyone needing efficient image processing.
So, if you’re ready to step up your image manipulation game, Pillow is the tool you need. You’re going to take not only your editing skills to the next level, but also your Python skills.
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To get started using Pillow, go ahead and install it via your terminal:
pip3 install pillow
Now, let’s get into some Python code for image processing. I’m no artist, but this is Pillow…
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