Matplotlib rotate image file by X degrees

Question

How can I rotate an image file and plot it in matplotlib?

I know I can open it using PIL and rotate it, but this seems way too much for this simple function, that I\

Answer 1

you could use the following code, which I found here:

How can I rotate a matplotlib plot through 90 degrees?

from matplotlib import pyplot, image
import scipy

img = scipy.misc.lena()
tr = scipy.ndimage.rotate(img,45)
imshow(tr)