Learn how to rotate images around a custom center point in Python’s Pillow library using the rotate() function’s center parameter.
Pillow rotate image
To rotate an image around a custom point, adjust the rotation’s pivot by specifying new coordinates. This is basically to change the center of the image to the different coordinates.
By default, Image.rotate() rotates around the image’s center; specify the center parameter to rotate around custom coordinates for precise pivot point control.
from PIL import Image
my_image = Image.open("C:/Users/Pythoneo/Documents/image.jpg")
rotated_image = my_image.rotate(180, center=(500, 500))
rotated_image.show()
The center parameter accepts a tuple (x, y) specifying pixel coordinates for the rotation pivot point, where (0, 0) is the top-left corner of the image.
Use the center=(x, y) parameter in Image.rotate() to define custom rotation pivot points, enabling precise control over where images rotate around on the canvas.