Python Imaging Library (PIL)

The Python Imaging Library (PIL) adds image processing capabilities to your Python interpreter. This library supports many file formats, and provides powerful image processing and graphics capabilities.

Status

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.

Support

Free Support: If you don't have a support contract, please send your question to the Python Image SIG mailing list. The same applies for bug reports and patches.

You can join the Image SIG via python.org's subscription page, or by sending a mail to image-sig-request@python.org. Put subscribe in the message body to automatically subscribe to the list, or help to get additional information.

You can also ask on the Python mailing list, python-list@python.org, or the newsgroup comp.lang.python. Please don't send support questions to PythonWare addresses.

Downloads

The following downloads are currently available:

PIL 1.1.7

• Python Imaging Library 1.1.7 Source Kit (all platforms) (November 15, 2009)
• Python Imaging Library 1.1.7 for Python 2.4 (Windows only)
• Python Imaging Library 1.1.7 for Python 2.5 (Windows only)
• Python Imaging Library 1.1.7 for Python 2.6 (Windows only)
• Python Imaging Library 1.1.7 for Python 2.7 (Windows only)

Additional downloads may be found here.

PIL 1.1.6

• Python Imaging Library 1.1.6 Source Kit (all platforms) (440k TAR GZ) (December 3, 2006)
• Python Imaging Library 1.1.6 for Python 2.2 (Windows only)
• Python Imaging Library 1.1.6 for Python 2.3 (Windows only)
• Python Imaging Library 1.1.6 for Python 2.4 (Windows only)
• Python Imaging Library 1.1.6 for Python 2.5 (Windows only)
• Python Imaging Library 1.1.6 for Python 2.6 (Windows only)

For a full list of changes in this release, see this page.

If the Windows installer cannot find a Python interpreter, you may have to register your interpreter.

PIL 1.1.5

• Python Imaging Library 1.1.5 Source Kit (all platforms) (430k TAR GZ) (March 28, 2005)
• Python Imaging Library 1.1.5 for Python 2.1 (Windows only)
• Python Imaging Library 1.1.5 for Python 2.2 (Windows only)
• Python Imaging Library 1.1.5 for Python 2.3 (Windows only)
• Python Imaging Library 1.1.5 for Python 2.4 (Windows only)
• Python Imaging Library 1.1.5 for Python 2.5 (Windows only)

For a full list of changes in this release, see this page.

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