Showing an image from console in Python

Question

What is the easiest way to show a .jpg or .gif image from Python console?

I\'ve got a Python console program that is checking a data set wh

Answer 1

I made a simple tool that will display an image given a filename or image object or url.
It's crude, but it'll do in a hurry.

Installation:

 $ pip install simple-imshow

Usage:

from simshow import simshow
simshow('some_local_file.jpg')  # display from local file
simshow('http://mathandy.com/escher_sphere.png')  # display from url