# show a jpeg (.jpg) image using wxPython, newer coding style  # two different ways to load and display are given  # tested with Python24 and wxPython25   vegaseat   24jul2005     import wx  import  cStringIO     class Panel1(wx.Panel):    """ class Panel1 creates a panel with an image on it, inherits wx.Panel """    def __init__(self, parent, id):      # create the panel      wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent, id)      try:          # pick a .jpg file you have in the working folder          imageFile = 'Moo.jpg'          data = open(imageFile, "rb").read()          # convert to a data stream          stream = cStringIO.StringIO(data)          # convert to a bitmap          bmp = wx.BitmapFromImage( wx.ImageFromStream( stream ))          # show the bitmap, (5, 5) are upper left corner coordinates          wx.StaticBitmap(self, -1, bmp, (5, 5))                     # alternate (simpler) way to load and display a jpg image from a file          # actually you can load .jpg  .png  .bmp  or .gif files          jpg1 = wx.Image(imageFile, wx.BITMAP_TYPE_ANY).ConvertToBitmap()          # bitmap upper left corner is in the position tuple (x, y) = (5, 5)          wx.StaticBitmap(self, -1, jpg1, (10 + jpg1.GetWidth(), 5), (jpg1.GetWidth(), jpg1.GetHeight()))      except IOError:          print "Image file %s not found" % imageFile          raise SystemExit        app = wx.PySimpleApp()  # create a window/frame, no parent, -1 is default ID  # increase the size of the frame for larger images  frame1 = wx.Frame(None, -1, "An image on a panel", size = (400, 300))  # call the derived class  Panel1(frame1,-1)  frame1.Show(1)  app.MainLoop()