
import re
import numpy as np


def read_pgm(filename, byteorder='>'):
    with open(filename, 'rb') as f:
        buffer = f.read()
    try:
        header, width, height, maxval = re.search(
            b"(^P5\s(?:\s*#.*[\r\n])*"
            b"(\d+)\s(?:\s*#.*[\r\n])*"
            b"(\d+)\s(?:\s*#.*[\r\n])*"
            b"(\d+)\s(?:\s*#.*[\r\n]\s)*)", buffer).groups()
    except AttributeError:
        raise ValueError("Not a raw PGM file: '%s'" % filename)
    return np.frombuffer(
        buffer, dtype='u1' if int(maxval) < 256 else byteorder + 'u2',
        count=int(width) * int(height), offset=len(header))\
        .reshape((int(height), int(width)))
