ImportError: The _imagingft C module is not installed

Question

I use django-simple-captcha in django.

Command: ./manage.py test apatcha shows the error "ImportError: The _imagingft C module is not installed"

I already install the package in the order below:

yum install freetype-devel libjpeg-devel libpng-devel
pip uninstall Pillow
pip uninstall Pillow-PIL
pip install Pillow
pip install Pillow-PIL

But it still doesn't work. Where am I wrong?

System:CentOS 6.5

Python: The _imagingft C module is not installed

The link above doesn't solve my problem, otherwise I won't be here. Finally, I solve my problem by download the tar.gz file from official website and install it manually.

possible duplicate of [Python: The \_imagingft C module is not installed](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4011705/python-the-imagingft-c-module-is-not-installed) — zsquare, Aug 17 '15 at 07:13
Did you try searching for an answer? A simple google search would lead to your solution. — zsquare, Aug 17 '15 at 07:13

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 02 '16 at 12:58

3

pip uninstall PIL - and - pip install pillow

for windows these 2 commands worked for me

answered Apr 02 '16 at 12:58

Ankit Jain

603
2
6
17

1

worked for me, I uninstalled both and then installed pillow ONLY – Skizo-ozᴉʞS ツ Mar 09 '17 at 12:07

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

1

Python: The _imagingft C module is not installed

The link above doesn't solve my problem, otherwise I won't be here. Finally, I solve my problem by download the tar.gz file from official website and install it manually.

By the way, should I always paste the hot links which didn't solve my problem to prove I did googled before I ask?

edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

Community

1
1

answered Aug 17 '15 at 07:43

Frank Yeung

315
1
3
11

ImportError: The _imagingft C module is not installed

2 Answers2