import cv2 img = cv2.imread('sheep.png') cv2.imshow('image', img) k = cv2.waitKey(0) if k == 27: # wait for ESC key to exit cv2.destroyAllWindows() elif k == ord('s'): # wait for 's' key to save and exit cv2.imwrite('messigray.png', img) cv2.destroyAllWindows() # cv2.imwrite('nebula2.jpg', img)