Python Imaging Library and PyGTK - color image path?

[Fredrik Lundh]

Jeremy Bowers wrote:

>I have an image in the Python Image Library. I'm trying to get it into
> PyGTK in color. Is there any way to do this cross-platform, preferably
> without writing to anything to the disk?
> 
> PIL apparently can't write XPMs. GTK will only take XPMs, that I can see.
> Therein lies the rub. I can ship over monochrome bitmaps via XBM, but I'd
> rather be able to ship over full color.

the first two google hits for "PyGTK PIL" are

    http://www.daa.com.au/pipermail/pygtk/2005-April/009988.html

which provides a StringIO-based solution, and

    http://www.daa.com.au/pipermail/pygtk/2003-February/004393.html

which discusses draw_rgb_image and friends, and says that "if you can convert
your PIL image to a  pixel data string or buffer object, you could use them to
display the image".  here's some code that seems to do exactly that:

    http://www.mail-archive.com/pygtk@daa.com.au/msg07167.html

(but maybe this is some kind of stupid "a bitmap isn't a pixmap isn't an image"
thing?  if so, I suggest getting a modern windowing system ;-)

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