From 41b4f1fd81e0bd4fae5aa8714462402e7e6b5175 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Murray Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 19:30:07 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Corrected Image show documentation --- PIL/Image.py | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/PIL/Image.py b/PIL/Image.py index 87868f8dc..09e95c074 100644 --- a/PIL/Image.py +++ b/PIL/Image.py @@ -1718,7 +1718,11 @@ class Image(object): debugging purposes. On Unix platforms, this method saves the image to a temporary - PPM file, and calls the **xv** utility. + PPM file, and calls either the **xv** utility or the **display** + utility, depending on which one can be found. + + On OS X, this method saves the image to a temporary BMP file, and opens + it with the native Preview application. On Windows, it saves the image to a temporary BMP file, and uses the standard BMP display utility to show it (usually Paint).