Python Wand – An Overview

Last Updated : 12 Jul, 2025

The Wand is an Imagick library for python. It supports the functionalities of Imagick API in Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.3+, and PyPy.This library not only helps in processing the images but also provides valuable functionalities for Machine Learning codes using NumPy. Installation: By Pip:

$ pip install Wand

As the wand is an Imagick API, so we require Imagick dependencies. Imagick's Installation:

For Ubuntu/Debian:

$ sudo apt-get install libmagickwand-dev

For Mac (By Brew Installer)
```
$ brew install imagemagick
```
Installation of MacPorts
```
$ sudo port install imagemagick
```
Note: If Python is not installed using MacPorts, we need to export MAGICK_HOME.
```
$ export MAGICK_HOME=/opt/local
```

Example 1: Reading an Image:

Input Image:

Python3

# Import library from the wand
from wand.image import Image

# Import the image
with Image(filename ='geeksforgeeks.png') as pic:

    # Read the image to fetch actual dimensions
    print('Width of the image:', pic.width)
    print('Height of the image:', pic.height)

Output:

('Width of the image:', 667L)
('Height of the image:', 184L)

Example 2: Blur an Image:

Python3

# Import library from the wand 
from wand.image import Image

# Import the image
with Image(filename ="geeksforgeeks.png") as pic:

    # Invoke blur function with radius 0 and sigma 3
    pic.blur(radius = 0, sigma = 3)

    # save the processed iamge
    pic.save(filename ="blur1.png")

Output:

Example 3: Transfer the image

Python3

# Import library from the wand
from wand.image import Image

# Import the image
with Image(filename ='geeksforgeeks.png') as image:
    # Clone the image in order to process
    with image.clone() as flip:

        # Invoke flip function
        flip.flip()

        # Save the image
        flip.save(filename ='flip-geeksforgeeks.jpg')

Output:

Example 4: Drawing:

Python3

# Import libraries from the wand  
from wand.image import Image
from wand.drawing import Drawing
from wand.color import Color

with Drawing() as draw:
    # Set Stroke color the circle to black
    draw.stroke_color = Color('black')

    # Set Width of the circlw to 2 
    draw.stroke_width = 2

    # Set the fill color to 'White (# FFFFFF)'
    draw.fill_color = Color('white')

    # Invoke Circle function with center 
    # at 200, 200 and radius 100
    draw.circle((200, 200), # Center point
                (100, 100)) # Perimeter point
    with Image(width = 400, height = 400, 
              background = Color('lightgreen')) as pic:
        draw(pic)
        pic.save(filename ='circle1.jpg')