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5.2 Loading a .bmp or .png image
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You can read data from a .bmp or .png file (for example to draw an image using the background color of the console cells).

C++ : TCODImage::TCODImage(const char *filename)
C   : TCOD_image_t TCOD_image_load(const char *filename)
Py  : image_load(filename)

Parameter	Description
filename	Name of the .bmp or .png file to load.

Example :

C++ : TCODImage *pix = new TCODImage("mypic.bmp");
C   : TCOD_image_t pix = TCOD_image_load("mypic.bmp");
Py  : pix = libtcod.image_load("mypic.bmp")