pip install PIL fails
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I am trying to install the pip package PIL. However the install doesn't work throwing the following error.
Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement pil (from xhtml2pdf==0.0.4->-r virtualenv-reqs.txt (line 16)) (from versions: )
Some externally hosted files were ignored as access to them may be unreliable (use --allow-external pil to allow).
No matching distribution found for pil (from xhtml2pdf==0.0.4->-r virtualenv-reqs.txt (line 16))
The install does work when I have an older version of pip, but with the current version of pip 7.1.2 I am not able to download the package. I am using the following command to install the pip packages
pip install --timeout=1000 -i http://pypi.ksjc.sh.colo/simple --trusted-host pypi.ksjc.sh.colo -r virtualenv-reqs.txt
What is the issue with this. I thought it might be an SSL issue which is why I added the --trusted-host flag. Is there any way to the --allow-external flag to be used with the virtualenv-reqs file.
Python Solutions
Solution 1 - Python
Pillow is a maintained fork of PIL, so I recommend using Pillow. But you can't have both installed at the same time.
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First, remove both PIL and Pillow.
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Then install Pillow with
pip install pillow(although, depending on platform, you may need some prerequisites). -
Then make sure code is using
from PIL import Imagerather thanimport Image.
Solution 2 - Python
You can try using Pillow instead, which is a PIL fork:
pip install Pillow
To import use following:
from PIL import Image
Solution 3 - Python
One solution that worked for me:
By simply installing the latest version of Pillow using pip install -U Pillow I can now call import PIL.Image
Solution 4 - Python
One solution was, right-click on 'from PIL import Image' and click 'install Image'
I was on the PyCharm IDE.
Solution 5 - Python
I'm using PyCharm IDE, and I had this problem. I simply hovered my mouse to the 'PIL' and there's a small pop-up. I clicked more actions and several options appear. I clicked 'Install Pillow, and then, problem solved.