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cloudinary_quickstart_image_upload_and_transformation_url.py

python

A complete script to configure Cloudinary, upload an image, and generate an o

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cloudinary_quickstart_image_upload_and_transformation_url.py
1import cloudinary
2import cloudinary.uploader
3import cloudinary.api
4
5# Configure your Cloudinary credentials
6# Replace 'your_cloud_name', 'your_api_key', and 'your_api_secret' with your actual credentials
7# from your Cloudinary Dashboard.
8cloudinary.config( 
9  cloud_name = "your_cloud_name", 
10  api_key = "your_api_key", 
11  api_secret = "your_api_secret",
12  secure = True
13)
14
15def upload_and_transform():
16    # 1. Upload an image
17    # This uploads a sample image to your Cloudinary account.
18    upload_result = cloudinary.uploader.upload(
19        "https://cloudinary-devs.github.io/cld-docs-assets/assets/images/butterfly.svg",
20        public_id = "quickstart_butterfly"
21    )
22    print(f"Successfully uploaded: {upload_result['secure_url']}")
23
24    # 2. Transform and get the URL
25    # This generates a URL for the uploaded image with transformations:
26    # - Resize to 250x250 pixels using 'fill' cropping
27    # - Apply auto-gravity to focus on the most important part of the image
28    transformed_url = cloudinary.CloudinaryImage("quickstart_butterfly").build_url(
29        width=250, 
30        height=250, 
31        crop="fill", 
32        gravity="auto"
33    )
34    print(f"Transformed URL: {transformed_url}")
35
36if __name__ == "__main__":
37    upload_and_transform()