Python PIL: RGB color index

Question

after this link, I was able to download and read pixels from .gif. This question specifically sets the RGB value, but the accepted (and the most voted answer) that I used as a reference makes me get int as a value. What is it? I think some kind of index, but how to convert it to the correct rgb value? Thanks

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img = Image.open(GIF_FILENAME)
pix = img.load()
for i in range(5):
    print img.getpixel((i, 0))
    # this returns me like 78, 65.. how to get RGB?
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Answer 1

img = Image.open(GIF_FILENAME)
rgbimg = img.convert('RGB')
for i in range(5):
    print rgbimg.getpixel((i, 0))