title: working with .bmp files in python 3
body: <p>I have a bmp file. It is just a red square. I have to write a program with functions to make it have white stripes. Things I would need to do:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>load the bmp file.</li>
  <li>read and assess the bmp file.</li>
  <li>code certain areas coordinates of the file to be colored white.</li>
  <li>close the file</li>
  <li>display the end product file as output</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>i am a novice, and am having trouble reading or displaying the original bmp file, let alone edit the content inside. it is not similar to opening a txt file and "readline()". also, when i copy paste the bmp file in the pydev projects src folder in eclipse, it does not show up on eclipse, so i don't know if how the computer would recognize that the file is there. i want to read up on it before posting here, but i don't seem to get much results googling, since i am not sure exactly what i should search for.</p>