![example picture for load_np_pixels()](/images/reference/Py5Image_load_np_pixels_0.png)
```python
def setup():
my_image = py5.load_image("apples.jpg")
my_image.load_np_pixels()
my_image.np_pixels[:50, :, :] = my_image.np_pixels[50:100, :, :]
my_image.update_np_pixels()
py5.image(my_image, 0, 0)
```