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sklearn.datasets.load_sample_image

sklearn.datasets.load_sample_image(image_name)

Load the numpy array of a single sample image

Parameters :

image_name: {`china.jpg`, `flower.jpg`} :

The name of the sample image loaded

Returns :

img: 3D array :

The image as a numpy array: height x width x color

Examples

# >>> from sklearn.datasets import load_sample_image # >>> china = load_sample_image(‘china.jpg’) # >>> china.dtype # dtype(‘uint8’) # >>> china.shape # (427, 640, 3) # >>> flower = load_sample_image(‘flower.jpg’) # doctest: +SKIP # >>> flower.dtype # dtype(‘uint8’) # >>> flower.shape # (427, 640, 3)