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.. _sphx_glr_intro_numpy_auto_examples_plot_elephant.py:


Reading and writing an elephant
===============================

Read and write images

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.. code-block:: Python


    import numpy as np
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt








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original figure
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.. code-block:: Python


    plt.figure()
    img = plt.imread("../../../data/elephant.png")
    plt.imshow(img)




.. image-sg:: /intro/numpy/auto_examples/images/sphx_glr_plot_elephant_001.png
   :alt: plot elephant
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   :class: sphx-glr-single-img


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red channel displayed in grey
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.. code-block:: Python


    plt.figure()
    img_red = img[:, :, 0]
    plt.imshow(img_red, cmap="gray")




.. image-sg:: /intro/numpy/auto_examples/images/sphx_glr_plot_elephant_002.png
   :alt: plot elephant
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lower resolution
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.. code-block:: Python


    plt.figure()
    img_tiny = img[::6, ::6]
    plt.imshow(img_tiny, interpolation="nearest")

    plt.show()



.. image-sg:: /intro/numpy/auto_examples/images/sphx_glr_plot_elephant_003.png
   :alt: plot elephant
   :srcset: /intro/numpy/auto_examples/images/sphx_glr_plot_elephant_003.png
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