Image Library for Python 3

Are there image processing modules for Python 3?

You can get a source version of PIL which will compile on python3.1 here:

https://github.com/sloonz/pil-py3k

also binary installer for 3.2 and 64-bit windows here:
http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#pil

ref: Image library for Python 3

Including Images in a library with pip install

theres lots of ways to do it ...

one way is to make use of include_package_data in your setup.py

from setuptools import setup, find_packages
setup(
    ...
    include_package_data=True
)

and include the datafiles in manifest.in

or be more specific

from setuptools import setup, find_packages
setup(
    ...
    package_data={
        # If any package contains *.txt or *.rst files, include them:
        "": ["*.txt", "*.rst"],
        # And include any *.msg files found in the "hello" package, too:
        "hello": ["*.msg"],
    }
)

(see also: pypi setuptools documentation)

another option is to store them as base64 encoded strings in a python file))

images.py

img1 = "<SOMEB64ENCODED_STR>"

most packages allow you to specify images either as raw bytes or as base64encoded data

How do I install PIL/Pillow for Python 3.6?

For python version 2.x you can simply use

• pip install pillow

But for python version 3.X you need to specify

• (sudo) pip3 install pillow

when you enter pip in bash hit tab and you will see what options you have

How can I install Image class in Python 3 Ubuntu 14.04?

sudo apt-get install python3-pil python3-pil.imagetk

You may need to manually remove any left-overs of non-successful installs tried with pip or compiling with setup.py - this will be indicated by conflicting files listed in the error message.

The rule of thumb is: If you want a Python general tool for interactive use, or that provides scripts you will use directly, libraries for small scripts for personal use: you have to install the package built for your system (the .deb) with apt-get, aptitude whatever - unless that Python module is not packaged at all.

For all other uses, you should create a Python virtualenv and install the desired modules inside that virtualenv with pip install <name>. Including the cases Ubuntu does not have the desired Python module packaged.

Regarding PIL there is still another interesting bit: the original PIL had become unmaintained and bit-rot over the years. One of the most proeminent bugs arising from that is exactly it inability to be cleanly installed using pip or easy_install. Another one is that it never was (at least properly) ported to work with Python3. Due to that a fork named "Pillow" was created. It is a drop-in replacement for the orinal PIL - PIP and Easy_install should install "Pillow" and not "PIL".

(NB. I do not know which PIL or Pillow - is packaged by Ubuntu under the "python-pil" names. I suppose and hope it is the actively maintained project Pillow)

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