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//! [0]
        picture = QPicture()
        painter = QPainter()
        painter.begin(picture)            # paint in picture
        painter.drawEllipse(10,20, 80,70) # draw an ellipse
        painter.end()                     # painting done
        picture.save("drawing.pic")       # save picture
//! [0]

//! [1]
        picture = QPicture()
        picture.load("drawing.pic")           # load picture
        painter = QPainter()
        painter.begin(myImage)                # paint in myImage
        painter.drawPicture(0, 0, picture)    # draw the picture at (0,0)
        painter.end()                         # painting done
//! [1]

//! [2]
        list = QPicture.inputFormatList()
        for string in list:
            myProcessing(string)
//! [2]

//! [3]
        list = QPicture.outputFormatList()
        for string in list:
            myProcessing(string)
//! [3]

//! [4]
        iio = QPictureIO()
        pixmap = QPixmap()
        iio.setFileName("vegeburger.pic")
        if iio.read():         # OK
            picture = iio.picture()
            painter = QPainter(pixmap)
            painter.drawPicture(0, 0, picture)
        
//! [4]

//! [5]
        iio = QPictureIO()
        picture = QPicture()
        painter = QPainter(picture)
        painter.drawPixmap(0, 0, pixmap)
        iio.setPicture(picture)
        iio.setFileName("vegeburger.pic")
        iio.setFormat("PIC")
        if iio.write():
            return True # returned true if written successfully
//! [5]

//! [6]
def readSVG(picture):
    # read the picture using the picture.ioDevice()

//! [6]


//! [7]
def writeSVG(picture):
    # write the picture using the picture.ioDevice()

//! [7]


//! [8]
    # add the SVG picture handler
    # ...
//! [8]