#pygame load and draw image

pygame_image.py

import os, sys
def load_image(name):
    fullname = os.path.join('data', name)
    try:
        image = pygame.image.load(fullname)
    except pygame.error, message:
        print 'Cannot load image:', name
        raise SystemExit, message
    image = image.convert()
    return image

image = load_image('image.jpg')
image = pygame.transform.scale(image, (desired_width,desired_height))
game_display.blit(image, (dest_x,dest_y))
pygame.display.update()