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Get TIFF image shape quickly, by reading the tags rather than the image.
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get_tiff_shape.py
import tifffile
def get_tiff_shape(im_path):
"""
Get TIFF image shape quickly, by reading the tags rather than the image.
"""
with tifffile.TiffFile(im_path) as tif:
c = len(tif.pages)
h = w = None
for tag in tif.pages[0].tags.values():
if tag.name == 'ImageLength':
h = tag.value
elif tag.name == 'ImageWidth':
w = tag.value
return (c, h, w)
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