Source

class pyvips.vsource.Source(pointer)

An input connection.

static new_from_descriptor(descriptor)

Make a new source from a file descriptor (a small integer).

Make a new source that is attached to the descriptor. For example:

source = pyvips.Source.new_from_descriptor(0)

Makes a descriptor attached to stdin.

You can pass this source to (for example) new_from_source().

static new_from_file(filename)

Make a new source from a filename.

Make a new source that is attached to the named file. For example:

source = pyvips.Source.new_from_file("myfile.jpg")

You can pass this source to (for example) new_from_source().

static new_from_memory(data)

Make a new source from a memory object.

Make a new source that is attached to the memory object. For example:

source = pyvips.Source.new_from_memory("myfile.jpg")

You can pass this source to (for example) new_from_source().

The memory object can be anything that supports the Python buffer or memoryview protocol.