# Method Image.PCX._encode()

Method _encode

  ```string`` encode(`object` `image`)`
  ```string`` encode(`object` `image`, `object` `mappingoptions`)`
  ```string`` _encode(`object` `image`)`
  ```string`` _encode(`object` `image`, `object` `mappingoptions`)`

Description

  Encodes a PCX image. The _encode and the encode functions are identical

  The `options` argument may be a mapping containing zero or more encoding options:

      normal options:
          "raw":1
              Do not RLE encode the image
          "dpy":int
          "xdpy":int
          "ydpy":int
              Image resolution (in pixels/inch, integer numbers)
          "xoffset":int
          "yoffset":int
              Image offset (not used by most programs, but gimp uses it)