I'm new to python and I want to import an image.
import numpy as np
from scipy.misc import imread, imsave, imresize
# Read an JPEG image into a numpy array
img = imread('Cover.jpg')
print(img.dtype, img.shape)
but I face with following error: cannot import name 'imread'
I've already successfully installed numpy and scipy.
You also need to install PIL (Pillow) as that is what scipy uses to read images:
pip install Pillow
note from the docs:
imread uses the Python Imaging Library (PIL) to read an image. The following notes are from the PIL documentation.
however, you might want to think about switching to scipy.imageio.imread since scipy.misc.imread is deprecated :
imread is deprecated! imread is deprecated in SciPy 1.0.0, and will be removed in 1.2.0. Use imageio.imread instead
Apparently a lot of people had this issue and the solution was to install Pillow. Perhaps try to install Pillow and run it again
sudo pip install Pillow==2.6.0
Source of information: https://github.com/Newmu/stylize/issues/1
First, you should have Pillow, later your scipy version should be lower than 1.1.0
pip install Pillow
pip install scipy==1.1.0
Install pillow
pip3 install pillow
As scipy.misc is deprecated you cannot use it but instead
from PIL import Image
import numpy as np
im = Image.open('hopper.jpg')
a = np.asarray(im)
im = Image.fromarray(a)
this returns an image object
Note: Posting the already given advises with a bit more as my reputation does not allow to comment
In the latest version of scipy (1.3.0) functions like imread, imsave, imresize is deprecated. Downgrading scipy from 1.3.0 to 1.1.0 works like a charm and you will be able to use not just imread but all the above-mentioned functions which are almost necessary in most situations
The command for downgrading:
pip install scipy==1.1.0
From me this worked "from scipy.misc import imsave", when installed 1.2.1 version of scipy.
pip install scipy==1.2.1
Install PIL - Python imaging library. pip install Pillow
It could be that your version of scipy does not contain imread (https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy-1.2.1/reference/generated/scipy.misc.imread.html)
Than use imageio.imread instead (see as well comments here on some changes in parameters names https://imageio.readthedocs.io/en/stable/scipy.html)
This works in the latest version...
from scipy.ndimage import imread
This will work in latest version of scipy
from scipy.misc.pilutil import imread
Change to imageio will fix the problem
imread is deprecated! imread is deprecated in SciPy 1.0.0, and will be removed in 1.2.0. Use imageio.imread instead
