install PIL

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Hi!

How can I install PIL (Python Imaging Library) on my webfaction hosting account?

Answer 1

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You don't need to install it - the latest Python Imaging Library is pre-installed on our servers:

$ python2.7 -c "from PIL import Image; print Image.VERSION"
1.1.7

If you need to install some older version, then you can do that with easy_install, eg:

mkdir -p ~/lib/python2.7
easy_install-2.7 http://effbot.org/downloads/Imaging-1.1.6.tar.gz

Hope that helps!

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answered 03 May '11, 15:20

seanf ♦♦
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edited 03 May '11, 15:25

Answer 2

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Someone broke something. There was a migration in the last week, and now PIL is broken.

python2.7 -c "from PIL import Image; print Image.VERSION"

results in:

ImportError: /home/bloordalebia/webapps/big2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/PIL/_imaging.so: undefined symbol: PyUnicodeUCS2_AsLatin1String

Any plan for a fix?

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answered 30 Apr, 02:11

Cody Django
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The Python C-extensions need to be updated for the new operating system. You should uninstall PIL and then reinstall it via your preferred python package manager.

Please open a support ticket if you need assistance with the uninstall/install.

(30 Apr, 12:01) aaront ♦♦

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