dask_image.imread package
dask_image.imread package¶
- dask_image.imread.imread(fname, nframes=1, *, arraytype='numpy')[source]¶
Read image data into a Dask Array.
Provides a simple, fast mechanism to ingest image data into a Dask Array. This uses the pims package to open images.
- Parameters
fname (str or pathlib.Path) – A glob like string that may match one or multiple filenames. Where multiple filenames match, they are sorted using natural (as opposed to alphabetical) sort.
nframes (int, optional) – Number of the frames to include in each chunk (default: 1).
arraytype (str, optional) – Array type for dask chunks. Available options: “numpy”, “cupy”.
- Returns
array – A Dask Array representing the contents of all image files.
- Return type
dask.array.Array
Warning
There are several known issues with this function, and users are recommended to use dask.array.image.imread or bioio instead.