How I can thumbnail an image with Python

Question

I want to thumbnail an image with Python (resize it to small size).

How I can do this?
Do you know any library to do this work?

please google before ask question, you can use PIL library(Python Image Library) — Vahid Kharazi, Mar 21 '13 at 22:14
possible duplicate of [Create thumbnail images for jpegs with python](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2612436/create-thumbnail-images-for-jpegs-with-python) — mechanical_meat, Mar 21 '13 at 22:22

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:32

A very quick Google search immediately returned this post:

size = 128, 128

try:
    im = Image.open(infile)
    im.thumbnail(size, Image.ANTIALIAS)
    im.save(outfile, "JPEG")
except IOError:
    print "cannot create thumbnail for '%s'" % infile

The search terms I used were PIL, Python, resize, and image. You could also try thumbnail. The Python Imaging Library (PIL) is the tool you will want to use for this.

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 21 '13 at 22:19

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Yes, you can use PIL (the Python Image Library)

from PIL import Image
image = Image.open(full_image_loc)
image.thumbnail((360, 360), Image.ANTIALIAS)
image.save('thumbnail.jpg', 'JPEG')

You'll also need to figure out how to install PIL...

answered Mar 21 '13 at 22:19

aychedee

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 21 '13 at 22:17

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Take a look at this image module for Python. It should allow you to easily create a thumbnail.

There is even a very simple example on their page:

from PIL import Image
import glob, os

size = 128, 128

for infile in glob.glob("*.jpg"):
    file, ext = os.path.splitext(infile)
    im = Image.open(infile)
    im.thumbnail(size, Image.ANTIALIAS)
    im.save(file + ".thumbnail", "JPEG")

answered Mar 21 '13 at 22:17

eandersson

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As mentioned. Please, put some effort into your questions. Otherwise you are likely to not get help with future problems. Take a look at the http://stackoverflow.com/about section for more information on how to ask questions properly. – eandersson Mar 21 '13 at 22:19

Vahid Kharazi · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-10T09:11:42.993

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‍‍‍Use PIL Library: ‌‌

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‍‍from PIL import Image
image = Image.open(full_image_loc)
image.thumbnail((360, 360), Image.ANTIALIAS)
image.save('thumbnail.jpg', 'JPEG')

or you can use Image class:

from PIL import Image
import glob, os

size = 128, 128

for infile in glob.glob("*.jpg"):
    file, ext = os.path.splitext(infile)
    im = Image.open(infile)
    im.thumbnail(size, Image.ANTIALIAS)
    im.save(file + ".thumbnail", "JPEG")

edited Jul 10 '19 at 09:11

answered Mar 21 '13 at 22:22

Vahid Kharazi

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thank's, I need to same this code. – Mar 21 '13 at 22:26
the link is obselete now – Jibin Mathew Feb 22 '18 at 08:56

How I can thumbnail an image with Python

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