How to save image using Python

Question

I have an image file decoded by base64. Now, I want to save the image file to the specified directory.

the directory is described as image_dir_path

image_dir_path = '/images/store/'
image_file = base64.b64decode(image_file)

How can I save the image_file to image_dir_path?

I tried shutil.copy(image_file, image_dir_path), but it doesn't work for my case.

I'm sorry I coundn't find the question like this.

I tried to use PIL, but unfortunately could not find any ways to save the image on specific directory... — REI
– REI, Commented Jul 22, 2015 at 9:05

miku · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-22 09:00:04Z

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You can write any content to a file with a file object and its write method. As an example, let's grab some base64 encoded data from the web:

import base64, urllib

decoded = base64.b64decode(urllib.urlopen("http://git.io/vYT4p").read())    
with open('/tmp/31558315.png', 'w') as handle:
    handle.write(decoded)

You should be able to open the file under /tmp/31558315.png as a regular image.

edited Jul 22, 2015 at 9:00

answered Jul 22, 2015 at 8:53

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REI Over a year ago

Thanks! It worked I got [Errno 21] Is a directory: 'images/store' though.

miku Over a year ago

@ReiKudo, Error 21 means is a directory. You seemed to write something, but it fails, because the target is a directory, which is not expected at this point.

REI Over a year ago

I got it wrong totally. Error occurred since I tried to open directory. Thank you @miku.

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