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Recipe 252144: View an image URL with Jython and Swing

The simple Jython function below accepts a url string for an image and displays it in a Swing window.

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from pawt import swing
from java import net

def view(url):
	frame = swing.JFrame("Image: " + url, visible=1)
	frame.getContentPane().add(swing.JLabel(swing.ImageIcon(net.URL(url))))
	frame.setSize(400,250)
	frame.show()
	
view("http://www.python.org/pics/pythonHi.gif")

Discussion

Swing's JLabel and ImageIcon can be combined in Jython to make a simple image viewer. This combination is a not so obvious but easy way to display a web-based image. You can also use the "file:///" protocol to display images on your file system.

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