sklearn.datasets.load_sample_images

sklearn.datasets.load_sample_images()

Load sample images for image manipulation.

Loads both, china and flower.

Read more in the User Guide.

Returns:

data : Bunch

Dictionary-like object with the following attributes : ‘images’, the two sample images, ‘filenames’, the file names for the images, and ‘DESCR’ the full description of the dataset.

Examples

To load the data and visualize the images:

>>> from sklearn.datasets import load_sample_images
>>> dataset = load_sample_images()     #doctest: +SKIP
>>> len(dataset.images)                #doctest: +SKIP
2
>>> first_img_data = dataset.images[0] #doctest: +SKIP
>>> first_img_data.shape               #doctest: +SKIP
(427, 640, 3)
>>> first_img_data.dtype               #doctest: +SKIP
dtype('uint8')