Searching for python script islands to layers

[rich2005]

(01-22-2018, 03:56 PM)mich_lloid Wrote: Thank you, I didn't know this existed in G'MIC, but it doesn't work with masked layers, which is very important to me.
As a python-fu exercise, how would you do the steps in the first post?

Why is a layer mask so important? Is it just because it is part of that long complicated PS script?

What is the desired end result other than each item/island on its own layer? Do you want to keep as a stack of layers or do you eventually want each as a separate image.

I can think of other ways for each of those options