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.
This source kit has been built and tested on Windows NT/2000/XP, Mac OS X, and most major Unix platforms (including Alpha, Solaris, and Intel systems). We believe that it should work on most modern platforms (people are using it on Crays, after all.
You can find the distribution on this site:
http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/
That site also contains information about free and commercial support options, PIL add-ons, answers to frequently asked questions, and more.
Development versions (alphas, betas) are available here:
http://effbot.org/downloads/
The PIL handbook is not included in this distribution; to get the latest version, check:
http://www.pythonware.com/library/
http://effbot.org/books/imagingbook/ (drafts)
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Requirements:
· Python
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· This version improves PNG compression, reads interlaced PNG files, adds various TGA improvements, bumps the block threshold to 16 megabytes, fixes a rounding error in ImagingDrawWideLine, and adds many bugfixes.