how to convert a bitmap file to an array ?

[stef]

Diez B. Roggisch wrote:
> stef wrote:
>
>   
>> hello
>>
>> I can find all kind of procedures to convert an array to a bitmap
>> (wxPython, PIL),
>> but I can't find the reverse,
>> either
>>    - convert a bitmap to an array
>> or
>>   - read a bitmap file to an array
>>     
>
> Not true for PIL, Image.getdata and Image.putdata are your friends.
>
>   
thanks Diez,
I really overlooked that.

cheers,
Stef Mientki