[PYTHON IMAGE-SIG] The Image.new() function doesn't initialize the new image

[Fred L. Drake]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> Now, the only problem is whether I should change the documentation or
> the implementation.  Opinions?


  I have slightly mixed feelings on this one.  I like the idea of it
being initialized to something known, but a new implementation of
Image.new() can be provided by applications that want that interface.
The current implementation has a performance advantage which is
probably small most of the time, but hard to regain once lost.  I'd
revise the documentation for this one, and interested applications
could do something like:

import Image
def newImage(mode, size, color=None):
    if color is None:
	color = DEFAULT_COLORS[mode]
    return Image.new(mode, size, color)


  -Fred

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Fred L. Drake, Jr.
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