Where do download python PIL module from?

Where do I download the python PIL module from? I found some sites but not开发者_Go百科 sure if they can be trusted.

This is for my macbookpro.

Is effbot the source?

effbot.org is the website of PIL's author and maintainer, Fredrik Lundh, so http://effbot.org/downloads/ can be considered an authoritative source. There have been a number of forks of earlier versions, and unfortunately, the Python Package Index (normally reliable) entry for PIL is a bit out of date.

Installing PIL on OS X can be problematic because it requires 3rd-party C libraries, like libjpeg, that are not shipped with OS X. While you can fairly easily install those libraries with the popular open-source package distributors, like MacPorts, Homebrew, or Fink, it is often difficult to get all the options correct to match the Python in use. For that reason, I recommend using a complete solution, that is 3rd-party libs, PIL, and Python 2.6 all built and installed using the same distribution package manager. While there may be some first time gotchas, it will usually save a lot of headaches over time. For instance, using MacPorts, one command will install everything:

$ sudo port install py26-pil

But check other postings for possible gotchas and variants to use for MacPorts.

Yes, Effbot is a reputable source. The official source appears to be PythonWare. On a mac, you might want to just use pip, homebrew or macports to install it.

For Mac OSX there are two solid options. First you must open the Terminal App.

1. Try installing with homebrew with this command:

• brew install pillow
• brew list (this will check if it installed property)

2. Or you can install with pip with this command:

• pip install pillow
• pip show pillow (this will check if it installed property)