Update image_display.py

image_display.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from PIL import Image
 
-def display_side_by_side(image1_path, image2_path):
+def display_side_by_side(image1_path, image2_path, output_path):
     # Open images using Pillow
     image1 = Image.open(image1_path)
     image2 = Image.open(image2_path)
@@ -22,11 +22,14 @@ def display_side_by_side(image1_path, image2_path):
     side_by_side.paste(image1, (0, 0))
     side_by_side.paste(image2, (width, 0))
 
-    # Display the side by side image
-    side_by_side.show()
+    # Save the side by side image to a file
+    side_by_side.save(output_path)
 
 # Example usage:
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     image1_path = 'path_to_image1.jpg'
     image2_path = 'path_to_image2.jpg'
-    display_side_by_side(image1_path, image2_path)
+    output_path = 'side_by_side.jpg'
+    display_side_by_side(image1_path, image2_path, output_path)
+
+    print(f"Images displayed side by side and saved as {output_path}")