read/write file problem

[Kevin Cazabon]

On a simpler note:  the Python Imaging Library has full JPEG support.  I'd
suggest one of two things:

-use PIL instead of trying to do it yourself,
OR
-see the PIL implementation for JPEG for helping hints.

Kevin.


"j vickroy" <jvickroy at sec.noaa.gov> wrote in message
news:38FB1375.2FF65B96 at sec.noaa.gov...
> Hello all,
>
> I am attempting to read and, subsequently, write a jpeg file.
> The following interactive session illustrates the problem I am having
> (i.e., if the source file is read byte-by-byte into memory and
> subsequently
> rewritten using the file.write() method, only the initial portion of the
>
> file appears to be written).
> How should I be doing this in Python 1.5.2.
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
>
> >>> import os.path
> >>> file_name = 'd:/p1010001.jpg'
> >>> source_byte_cnt = os.path.getsize (file_name)
> >>> print source_byte_cnt
> 381965
> >>> buf = []
> >>> file = open (file_name, 'r')
> >>> for i in xrange (0,source_byte_cnt):
> ...  buf .append (file .read(1))
> ...
> >>> file .close()
> >>> print len (buf) == source_byte_cnt
> 1
> >>> file_name = 'd:/test.jpg'
> >>> file = open (file_name, 'w')
> >>> for i in xrange (0,source_byte_cnt):
> ...  file .write (buf[i])
> ...
> >>> file .close()
> >>> target_byte_cnt = os.path.getsize (file_name)
> >>> print target_byte_cnt
> 70
> >>> file = open (file_name, 'w')
> >>> for i in xrange (0,source_byte_cnt):
> ...  file .write (str(buf[i]))
> ...
> >>> file .close()
> >>> target_byte_cnt = os.path.getsize (file_name)
> >>> print target_byte_cnt
> 70
> >>>
>
>