--- a/gamelib/data.py	Fri May 11 10:15:40 2012 +0200
+++ b/gamelib/data.py	Fri May 11 14:58:00 2012 +0200
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 import os
 
+from pygame import image
+
+
 data_py = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 data_dir = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(data_py, '..', 'data'))
 
@@ -24,3 +27,7 @@
     "mode" is passed as the second arg to open().
     '''
     return open(filepath(filename), mode)
+
+
+def load_image(filename):
+    return image.load(filepath(filename))