Python PIL | Image.quantize() method

PIL is the Python Imaging Library which provides the python interpreter with image editing capabilities. The Image module provides a class with the same name which is used to represent a PIL image. The module also provides a number of factory functions, including functions to load images from files, and to create new images.

Image.quantize() Convert the image to ‘P’ mode with the specified number of colors.

Syntax: Image.quantize(colors=256, method=None, kmeans=0, palette=None)

Parameters:

colors – The desired number of colors, <= 256
method – 0 = median cut 1 = maximum coverage 2 = fast octree
kmeans – Integer
palette – Quantize to the PIL.ImagingPalette palette.

Returns type: An Image object.

Image Used:

# Importing Image module from PIL package
from PIL import Image
import PIL

# creating a image object (main image)
im1 = Image.open(r"C:\Users\System-Pc\Desktop\flower1.jpg")

# quantize a image
im1 = im1.quantize(256)

# to show specified image
im1.show()

Output: