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large-image-source-vips

library1.34.1pypypiunverified

A libvips tile source for the large-image framework, enabling efficient reading and tiling of large images using the libvips library. Current version 1.34.1, with a cadence of several minor releases per year.

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pip install large-image-source-vips

github ↗package ↗

INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · LARGE-IMAGE-SOURCE

large-image-source-vips

datapythonv1.34.1

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Code

Verified usage

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VipsTileSource

✓ from large_image_source_vips import VipsTileSource

✗ from large_image_source_vips import VipsTileSource

Opens an image using the Vips tile source and prints metadata and a tile shape.

from large_image_source_vips import VipsTileSource from large_image import getTileSource # Open an image file ts = getTileSource('path/to/image.tif') print(ts.getMetadata()) # Get a tile (256x256 pixels at zoom level 0) tile = ts.getTile(0, 0, 0) print(tile.shape)

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Known issues

gotchaThe source module must be imported or installed for large_image to discover it; use 'from large_image_source_vips import VipsTileSource' or ensure it's in an installed package.

fix

Run 'pip install large-image-source-vips' and import the source class explicitly.

affects: all

gotchalibvips must be installed system-wide (e.g., via apt, brew, or conda) separately from the Python bindings.

fix

Install libvips using your system package manager (e.g., 'apt install libvips' on Ubuntu, 'brew install vips' on macOS).

affects: all

deprecatedSupport for Python <3.10 was dropped in v1.34.0.

fix

Use Python 3.10 or later.

affects: >=1.34.0

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Version history

1.34.1latest on PyPI · released Mar 24, 2026

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Dependencies

large-imagerequiredCore framework required; source modules are loaded via large-image's plugin system.

pyvipsrequiredPython bindings for libvips, required for image processing.

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/girder/large_image ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/large-image-source-vips/ ↗