Wand resize() function in Python

Last Updated : 18 Aug, 2021

Resize image refers to change dimensions of original image in order to convert original image in dimensions that are perfect to use.Scaling Down refers to decrease dimensions of images and make image size smaller. While Scaling Up refers to increase dimensions of an image, and making image size larger.
resize() function is used in order to Resize an image.

Syntax:
wand.image.resize(width=None, height=None, filter='undefined', blur=1)
Parameters :

Parameter Input Type Description
width numbers.Integral New width of image
height numbers.Integral New height of image
filter basestring or numbers.Integral A filter type to use for resizing.
blur numbers.Real The blur factor where > 1 is blurry, < 1 is sharp

Parameter	Input Type	Description
width	numbers.Integral	New width of image
height	numbers.Integral	New height of image
filter	basestring or numbers.Integral	A filter type to use for resizing.
blur	numbers.Real	The blur factor where > 1 is blurry, < 1 is sharp

Example 1 :
Input Image :

Python3

# import Image from wand.image
from wand.image import Image

# read image using Image() function
with Image(filename = 'gog.png') as img:
    # resize image using resize() function
    img.resize(50, 50, filter = 'undefined, blur = 1)

    # save resized image
    img.save(filename = 'resized_gog.png')

Output :

Example 2 :
Input Image :
Input will be from a url.GeeksforGeeks

Python3

# import required libraries
import urllib3
from cStringIO import StringIO
from wand.image import Image
from wand.display import display

# load image from url
http = urllib3.PoolManager()
r = http.request('GET', 'https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-6.png')
f = StringIO(r.data)

# read image using Image() function
with Image(file=f) as img:

    # resize image using resize() function
    img.resize(400, 300)

    # save image 
    img.save(filename = 'gogurl.png')

    # display final image
    display(img)