OpenCV Load GIF URL

load_gif_url.py

from PIL import Image
import requests
import tempfile

def load_gif_url(url):
    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".gif") as f:
        f.write(requests.get(url).content)
        f.flush()
        img = Image.open(f.name)

    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".png") as f:
        img.save(f.name)
        f.flush()
        src = cv2.imread(f.name)

    assert src is not None and len(src), "Empty"

    return src