Get error when try to install PIL
PythonInstallationPython Imaging-LibraryPython Problem Overview
I try to install PIL but get errors, what should I do?
$ Command
Result
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$ pip install PIL
Collecting PIL
Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement PIL (from versions: )
No matching distribution found for PIL
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$ pip install PIL --allow-unverified PIL --allow-all-external
DEPRECATION: --allow-all-external has been deprecated and will be removed in the future. Due to changes in the repository protocol, it no longer has any effect.
DEPRECATION: --allow-unverified has been deprecated and will be removed in the future. Due to changes in the repository protocol, it no longer has any effect.
Collecting PIL
Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement PIL (from versions: )
No matching distribution found for PIL
Python Solutions
Solution 1 - Python
You could try using Pillow instead, which is a PIL fork:
pip install Pillow
To import use:
from PIL import Image
Solution 2 - Python
The library PIL is in Pillow. Try this:
$ pip install Pillow
Solution 3 - Python
Not sure if there is a better way than this. But this may work as described in the documentation:
http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/.
Download the source kit and extract it. Once extracted, do the following as described in the kit.
$ tar xvfz Imaging-1.1.7.tar.gz
$ cd Imaging-1.1.7
$ python setup.py install