loading images from internet working

functions.py

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+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+import base64
+import os.path
+import sublime
+
+file404 = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '404.png')
+
+def to_base64(path=None, content=None):
+    if path is None and content is None:
+        return to_base64(file404)
+    elif content is None and path is not None:
+        try:
+            with open(path, 'rb') as fp:
+                content = fp.read()
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            return to_base64(file404)
+
+    return 'data:image/png;base64,' + ''.join([chr(el) for el in list(base64.standard_b64encode(content))])
+
+def md(*t, **kwargs):
+    sublime.message_dialog(kwargs.get('sep', '\n').join([str(el) for el in t]))
+
+def sm(*t, **kwargs):
+    sublime.status_message(kwargs.get('sep', ' ').join([str(el) for el in t]))
+
+def em(*t, **kwargs):
+    sublime.error_message(kwargs.get('sep', ' ').join([str(el) for el in t]))
+
+def mini(val, min):
+    if val < min:
+        return min
+    return val
+
+def get_content_till(string, char_to_look_for, start=0):
+    i = start
+    while i < len(string):
+        i += 1
+        if string[i] == char_to_look_for:
+            return string[start:i], i
+
+def get_view_content(view):
+    return view.substr(sublime.Region(0, view.size()))
+
+def get_view_from_id(window, id):
+    for view in window.views():
+        if view.id() == id:
+            return view
+
+def get_settings():
+    return sublime.load_settings('MarkdownLivePreview.sublime-settings')