Read Image¶

Reads image into numpy ndarray and splits the path and image filename. This is a wrapper for the OpenCV function imread.

plantcv.readimage(filename, mode = "native")

returns img, path, image filename

• Parameters:

  • filename - image file to be read (possibly including a path)
  • mode - return mode of image ("native," "rgb," or "gray"), defaults to "native"

• Context:

  • Reads in file to be processed
• Example use:
  • Use In VIS Tutorial

from plantcv import plantcv as pcv      

# Set global debug behavior to None (default), "print" (to file), or "plot" (Jupyter Notebooks or X11)
pcv.params.debug = "print"

#read in image
img, path, img_filename = pcv.readimage("home/user/images/test-image.png", "native")