ppma_io

ppma_io, a Python code which reads and writes files in the ASCII PPM (Portable Pixel Map) format for 2D color graphics information.

There are many graphics programs, such as XV and GIMP, that can display images in this format, or translate them to other formats such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, MacPaint, X Window, and so on.

Licensing:

The information on this web page is distributed under the MIT license.

Languages:

ppma_io is available in a C version and a C++ version and a Fortran90 version and a MATLAB version and an Octave version and a Python version.

Related Data and Programs:

pgma_io, a Python code which handles the ASCII Portable Gray Map (PGM) format.

1. the NETPBM homepage.

Source Code:

• ppma_io.py, the source code;
• ppma_io.sh, runs the sample problem.
• ppma_io.txt, the output file.

• ppma_io.ppm, an ASCII PPM file created by the test.