TomSchimansky / TomSchimansky/TkinterMapView
Use Tkinter PhotoImage instead of Pillow for PNG
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Description
If Pillow is used only for zoom and crop, then hacked PhotoImage can be used instead to reduce the list of dependencies for non-satellite maps.
It can be done like this: https://discuss.python.org/t/add-additional-options-for-the-tkinters-photoimage-copy-method/51598
I know that jpeg is also needed, but it looks very interesting, so I decided to write.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating where Pillow is used for PNG loading, zoom, and crop, then read the linked Python discussion about Tkinter PhotoImage.copy options. Done means PNG handling no longer requires Pillow while JPEG support remains available.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100