import cv2 as cv lenna = cv.imread(r"img\iris.jpg") print(type(lenna)) cv.namedWindow("Lena", cv.WINDOW_AUTOSIZE) cv.imshow("Lena", lenna) cv.waitKey(0) cv.destroyWindow("Lena") cv.imwrite(r"1\imwrite.png", lenna, (cv.IMWRITE_PNG_COMPRESSION, 5))