Using PIL with py2exe

[John Carter]

Does anyone know how to embed PIL into a py2exe program.

As far as I can tell PIL is not finding its plugins for Image I/O,
they are imported dynamically as required. So I cant load or save
pictures

I tried making a copy of the plugin files to the application
directory, but I've had no luck in making the code see the files
I'd be grateful for any suggestion.

Please e-mail me, as well as posting a reply.

John Carter
jnc@ecs.soton.a c.uk

[david.g.morgenthaler@comcast.net]

Re: Using PIL with py2exe

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 16:04:41 +0000, John Carter <jnc@ecs.soton. ac.uk>
wrote:
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>Does anyone know how to embed PIL into a py2exe program.
>
>As far as I can tell PIL is not finding its plugins for Image I/O,
>they are imported dynamically as required. So I cant load or save
>pictures
>
>I tried making a copy of the plugin files to the application
>directory, but I've had no luck in making the code see the files
>I'd be grateful for any suggestion.
>
>Please e-mail me, as well as posting a reply.
>
>John Carter
>jnc@ecs.soton. ac.uk[/color]

PIL imports the drivers dynamically, so py2exe doesn't find them.
Including these lines should solve your problem.

## Static imports from PIL for py2exe
from PIL import GifImagePlugin
from PIL import JpegImagePlugin

[Miki Tebeka]

Re: Using PIL with py2exe

Hello David,
[color=blue][color=green]
> >Does anyone know how to embed PIL into a py2exe program.
> >
> >As far as I can tell PIL is not finding its plugins for Image I/O,
> >they are imported dynamically as required. So I cant load or save
> >pictures[/color]
> PIL imports the drivers dynamically, so py2exe doesn't find them.
> Including these lines should solve your problem.
>
> ## Static imports from PIL for py2exe
> from PIL import GifImagePlugin
> from PIL import JpegImagePlugin[/color]
I had the same problem, created a script call pil2exe which I import in my modules.

--- pil2exe.py ---
'''Fix allowing PIL to work under py2exe'''

__author__ = "Miki Tebeka <mikit@zoran.co .il>"
# $Id: pil2exe.py,v 1.2 2003/10/20 11:35:38 mikit Exp $

#FIXME:
# Hand pick only the modules you need (currently all *Plugin.py from PIL
# directory are imported)

#FIXME: Find who's the criminal and why, currently disable warnings
import warnings
warnings.filter warnings("ignor e")

import ArgImagePlugin
import BmpImagePlugin
import CurImagePlugin
import DcxImagePlugin
import EpsImagePlugin
import FliImagePlugin
import FpxImagePlugin
import GbrImagePlugin
import GifImagePlugin
import IcoImagePlugin
import ImImagePlugin
import ImtImagePlugin
import IptcImagePlugin
import JpegImagePlugin
import McIdasImagePlug in
import MicImagePlugin
import MpegImagePlugin
import MspImagePlugin
import PalmImagePlugin
import PcdImagePlugin
import PcxImagePlugin
import PdfImagePlugin
import PixarImagePlugi n
import PngImagePlugin
import PpmImagePlugin
import PsdImagePlugin
import SgiImagePlugin
import SunImagePlugin
import TgaImagePlugin
import TiffImagePlugin
import WmfImagePlugin
import XVThumbImagePlu gin
import XbmImagePlugin
import XpmImagePlugin
--- pil2exe.py ---

Use at your own risk :-)

HTH.
Miki