I intentionally left it open as to whether I was talking about a web2py distribution or an application package or an application package with web2py included :)
I would like to see it in web2py, but if not, I would probably try to bundle it myself. If I'm not mistaken python does bundle cpickle, but cpickle is just a fast clone of pickle. I think there is no python only version of PIL. Anyway, Web2Py has different priorities than Python. IMHO, I would be a great benefit to web2py to have PIL included if it could be done with good success rate - not even 100%. Maybe it could initially be included as an "experimental" capability or something. --greg-- On Mar 1, 10:52 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > I agree with you that PIL is very useful. > The issue is we need to draw a line somewhere. > Lots of people need additional packages and we cannot include them > all. > After all, why is PIL not included in Python? > > If we were to include PIL in web2py we would have to take care of > updates and binaries and we would have to guarantee backward > compatibility of a third party package. Things will become un- > manageble fast. > > This is not a straight NO. This is a NO for now and a call for > comments. > > Massimo > > On Mar 1, 10:45 am, Greg Fuller <gregf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Web2Py is fantastic for packaging your application into a trial > > version that can just be downloaded, unpacked and run - without > > dependencies. No other framework I'm aware of can do this. > > > The one snag is PIL. The applications I write usually require an > > imaging library. I know that PIL is not pure python, and requires a > > compile step because of the C code. But I have also been able to find > > binary distributions for the platforms I've worked on - OS/X and > > Windows. I would think there is also a Linux binary distribution > > available. But, no problem there -- PIL has been available on the > > Linux platforms I've deployed on (like webfaction). > > > If I'm reading the PIL license correctly on pythonware.com, it can be > > distributed. So, are there any technical difficulties or licensing > > reasons why a PIL binaries should not be included in a distribution? > > > Thanks, > > > --greg-- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
