rle.py

import numpy as np

# ref.: https://www.kaggle.com/stainsby/fast-tested-rle
def rle_encode(img):
    '''
    img: numpy array, 1 - mask, 0 - background
    Returns run length as string formated
    '''
    pixels = img.T.flatten()
    pixels = np.concatenate([[0], pixels, [0]])
    runs = np.where(pixels[1:] != pixels[:-1])[0] + 1
    runs[1::2] -= runs[::2]
    return ' '.join(str(x) for x in runs)
 
def rle_decode(mask_rle, shape):
    '''
    mask_rle: run-length as string formated (start length)
    shape: (height,width) of array to return 
    Returns numpy array, 1 - mask, 0 - background

    '''
    s = mask_rle.split()
    starts, lengths = [np.asarray(x, dtype=int) for x in (s[0:][::2], s[1:][::2])]
    starts -= 1
    ends = starts + lengths
    img = np.zeros(shape[0]*shape[1], dtype=np.uint8)
    for lo, hi in zip(starts, ends):
        img[lo:hi] = 1
    return img.reshape(shape).T