In article <dc937f79-b6bf-4060-8c71-2f4939aef...@googlegroups.com>, KP <kai.pet...@gmail.com> wrote: > just upgraded my Mac Mini to Yosemite and have never dabbled in Python on > this OS. > > I see it has Python 2.7.6 installed. > > When I do something like > > from PIL import ImageFont, ImageDraw > > it tells me that it cannot find PIL > > How do I install this on Yosemite?
Suggestions: stick with Pillow which is the current, maintained fork of the venerable PIL. Decide whether you want to use Python 3 or Python 2. PIL/Pillow installation on OS X is more involved than on some other platforms because it depends on a number of third-party C libraries that are not shipped by Apple in OS X so you need to find another source for them. Rather than trying to build and install everything yourself or downloading a Pillow or PIL installer, I suggest picking one of the several fine distributors of open source packages for OS X and installing everything you need from them (including an up-to-date Python 2 or 3) and for your future needs beyond Pillow; options include Homebrew, MacPorts, Anaconda, Fink, and others. Once you've installed the base framework for the package manager you choose, installing something like Pillow and all of its dependencies is often just a one-line command. It may take a little while to get used to the quirks of the package manager you choose but, if you are going to use OS X for development with Python or many other languages, that time spent will be repaid many times over. -- Ned Deily, n...@acm.org -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
