Py5Image.get_pixels()#

Reads the color of any pixel or grabs a section of an image.

Examples#

example picture for get_pixels()

def setup():
    mountains = py5.load_image("rockies.jpg")
    c = mountains.get_pixels(60, 90)
    for i in range(25, 75):
        for j in range(25, 75):
            mountains.set_pixels(i, j, c)
    py5.image(mountains, 0, 0)

example picture for get_pixels()

def setup():
    mountains = py5.load_image("rockies.jpg")
    py5.background(mountains)
    new_mountains = mountains.get_pixels(50, 0, 50, 100)
    py5.image(new_mountains, 0, 0)

Description#

Reads the color of any pixel or grabs a section of an image. If no parameters are specified, the entire image is returned. Use the x and y parameters to get the value of one pixel. Get a section of the image by specifying additional w and h parameters. When getting an image, the x and y parameters define the coordinates for the upper-left corner of the returned image, regardless of the current image_mode().

If the pixel requested is outside of the image, black is returned. The numbers returned are scaled according to the current color ranges, but only RGB values are returned by this function. For example, even though you may have drawn a shape with color_mode(HSB), the numbers returned will be in RGB format.

Getting the color of a single pixel with get_pixels(x, y) is easy, but not as fast as grabbing the data directly from Py5Image.pixels[]. The equivalent statement to get_pixels(x, y) using Py5Image.pixels[] is pixels[y*width+x]. See the reference for Py5Image.pixels[] for more information.

Underlying Processing method: PImage.get

Signatures#

get_pixels() -> Py5Image

get_pixels(
    x: int,  # x-coordinate of the pixel
    y: int,  # y-coordinate of the pixel
    /,
) -> int

get_pixels(
    x: int,  # x-coordinate of the pixel
    y: int,  # y-coordinate of the pixel
    w: int,  # width of pixel rectangle to get
    h: int,  # height of pixel rectangle to get
    /,
) -> Py5Image

Updated on April 15, 2023 22:56:12pm UTC