Callum Prentice wrote: > i need a "script" that i can use locally as well as online that will: > > * create a large (maybe something like 2k x 2k) master image in memory > * open a text file and read all the lines from it (maybe 1000 lines > max) > * each line is composed of an x, y, name and a png image filename > * for each line, open the png image and position it in the master > image at the location given by x & y > * save off the master image to a png at the end > > i've been told python and the python image library can help me - i > haven't used either before so can anyone give me some pointers to get > me started please - it feels like it's probably just a few lines of > code for an expert (no validation required - i'll be the only one using > it) > > any help much appreciated.
the three first sections in the PIL handbook discusses how to create, load, save, and cut/paste images. here's an outline: import Image out = Image.new("RGB", (2048, 2048), "white") for line in open("myfile.txt"): x, y, name, pngfile = line.split() out.paste(Image.open(pngfile), (int(x), int(y))) out.save("out.png") this assumes that the text file is named "myfile.txt", and contains white- space separated items. if you're new to both tools, skimming the tutorials before you start tinkering will most likely save you some time later on: http://docs.python.org/tut/tut.html http://www.pythonware.com/library/pil/handbook/introduction.htm </F> -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list