PIL and getpixel()

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i am trying to get the pixel data using im.getpixel()
i am getting a tuple like (152,118,106) for a pixel in a RGB jpeg
image .
what i really want is an integer value representing a pixel ,like waht
i can get from java's BufferedImage.getRGB(x,y) ..

i am wondering if someone can advise me on how i can do this

thanx
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