Why can't Python import Image from PIL?
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The single line that I am trying to run is the following:
from PIL import Image
However simple this may seem, it gives an error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\...\2014-10-22_12-49.py", line 1, in <module>
from PIL import Image
File "C:\pyzo2014a\lib\site-packages\PIL\Image.py", line 29, in <module>
from PIL import VERSION, PILLOW_VERSION, _plugins
ImportError: cannot import name 'VERSION'
In case that's helpful, I installed pillow from https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Pillow/2.6.1 (file Pillow-2.6.1.win-amd64-py3.4.exe) before running this (before that there was already som PIL install, which I uninstalled). The script is run in Pyzo with Python version 3.4.1.
What is going wrong, how can I import Image?
Python Solutions
Solution 1 - Python
I had the same error. Here was my workflow. I first installed PIL (not Pillow) using
pip install --no-index -f https://dist.plone.org/thirdparty/ -U PIL
Then I found Pillow and installed it using
pip install Pillow
What fixed my issues was uninstalling both and reinstalling Pillow
pip uninstall PIL
pip uninstall Pillow
pip install Pillow
Solution 2 - Python
I had the same issue, and did this to fix it:
-
In command prompt
pip install Pillow ## -
Ensure that you use
from PIL import Image
I in Image has to be capital. That was the issue in my case.
Solution 3 - Python
FWIW, the following worked for me when I had this same error:
pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall pillow
Solution 4 - Python
For me, I had typed image with a lower case "i" instead of Image. So I did:
from PIL import Image NOT from PIL import image
Solution 5 - Python
Solution 6 - Python
All the answers were great however what did it for me was a combination of uninstalling Pillow
pip uninstall Pillow
Then installing whatever packages you need e.g.
sudo apt-get -y install python-imaging
sudo apt-get -y install zlib1g-dev
sudo apt-get -y install libjpeg-dev
And then using easy_install to reinstall Pillow
easy_install Pillow
Hope this helps others
Solution 7 - Python
Install Pillow from Command Line:
python -m pip install pillow
Solution 8 - Python
> The current free version is PIL 1.1.7. This release supports Python 1.5.2 and newer, including 2.5 and 2.6. A version for 3.X will be released later.
Your python version is 3.4.1, PIL do not support!
Solution 9 - Python
In Ubuntu OS, I solved it with the followings commands
pip install Pillow
apt-get install python-imaging
And sorry, dont ask me why, it's up to me ;-)
Solution 10 - Python
had the same error while using pytorch code which had deprecated pillow code. since PILLOW_VERSION was deprecated, i worked around it by:
Simply duplicating the _version file and renaming it as PILLOW_VERSION.py in the same folder.
worked for me
Solution 11 - Python
I had the same problem, pillow was installed with an environment.yml in anaconda
I am quickly learning that pip and setuptools must always be up to date or I will have problems. Always update these tools before installing packages.For any package import problem uninstall the package upgrade the listed tools(maybe even your base environment) and reinstall.
conda uninstall pillow
python -m pip install pip --upgrade
pip install setuptools --upgrade
pip install pillow
If using Anaconda, from the base environment first run the following before installing packages/environments:
conda update conda
Updating the base env is not required to fix this issue but is a good practice to avoid similar problems
@theeastcoastwest touched on the pip upgrade in their answer but I felt more information was needed
Solution 12 - Python
do from PIL import Image, ImageTk
Solution 13 - Python
If you did all and it didn't work again like mien, do this copy Image.py and ImageTk.py from /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PIL on ubuntu and C:/Users/yourComputerName/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python36/Lib/PIL on windows to your projects directory and just import them!
Solution 14 - Python
Any library/package you import must have its dependencies and subordinate parts in the same python directory. in linux if you
Python3.x -m pip install <your_library_name_without_braces>
what happens is, it installs on the default python. so first make sure that only 1 python 2.x and 1 python 3.x versions are on your pc.
If you want to successfully install matplotlib you need these lines,
python -m pip install matplotlib pillow numpy pandas
the last 2 were auxiliary libs, and must have.
Solution 15 - Python
what that worked for me:
go to the fodler
C:\Users\{YOUR PC USER NAME}\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\Lib\site-packages
and either delete or change the name of the PIL folder and DONE.
had to do it after running
pip uninstall PIL
as other suggested yielded for me
WARNING: Skipping PIL as it is not installed.
But I am not sure about the consequences of removing that library so I will edit this post if I ever get into a problem because of that.
Solution 16 - Python
Now, I actually did some debugging with my brother and found that Pillow (PIL) needed to be initialized. I don't know how to initialize it, so you could probably stick with reinstalling Pillow.
Solution 17 - Python
If you've got different Python versions, be sure to install it with the version, you start the script:
python3.9 -m pip install pillow --upgrade
After a lot of googling and different solutions, this is the most efficient, I found.
Solution 18 - Python
I am also facing same error, just try to uninstall and resinstall
#uninstall and resinstalltion cmds
pip uninstall pillow
pip uninstall PIL
pip install pillow
Pillow installation link basics link
Using jupyter note book do this below follwing installationa and verified the code as shown below
pip install pillow
#(or)
pip install PIL
import PIL
print(PIL.__version__)
'8.4.0'
(Or) You are using command prompt installation then follow below instruction for windows. Personally suggest this below method.
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19043.1348]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
>pip install pillow
Requirement already satisfied: pillow in c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\python\python310\site-packages (9.0.0)
>python
Python 3.10.1 (tags/v3.10.1:2cd268a, Dec 6 2021, 19:10:37) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import PIL
>>> (PIL.__version__)
'9.0.0'
>>> quit()
Solution 19 - Python
Try import PIL instead of from PIL import image.