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too many load_pil_image calls?
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Hi, this code https://gist.github.com/4191121 tries to dynamically build up an image and display it at each step. It calls load_pil_image once for every invocation of Scene.draw. I'm guessing this is too much, because pythonista crashes after a short while. Is there a better way to do something like this? Is there a way to unload a loaded image?
Thanks
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There's currently no way to unload images loaded via load_pil_image, though it's probably a very good idea to add something like that.
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I think it would be better if it was implemented like this:
# Instantiate PIL image object into pythonista imgObj = load_pil_image(...) image(imgObj, x, y, w, h) # x, y, w, h could be a Rect called bounds instead # OR imgObj.draw(x, y, w, h) # Release the used resources of the image object del imgObjThe same should be done for all image loading mechanisms, not just PIL ones.
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Yes, probably. The PIL integration for the scene module was kind of an after-thought and using strings had some advantages at first (mostly being easier for novice users).
