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Support for dashed lines?
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Enhancement
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Description
I need dashed lines, and it's not really on the cards for me to implement it myself outside of Pillow, because it would be much too slow.
I'm not the only one who's wanted this.
Is there any chance this will be added to Pillow?
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Research direction
The issue names no file, test, or entry point. Start by locating Pillow’s existing line-drawing API and its tests, then determine how dashed-line parameters should be exposed and what performance constraints apply. Done means dashed lines render correctly and the behavior is covered by tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- computer-graphics
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100