My question is very similar to
Why can't Python import Image from PIL?
but a lot has changed in 5 years. I'm using python 3.7.3 and I'm also using pyenv. I would eventually like to use the interpreter pypy but I have to fix this problem first. I had pillow and PIL working back when I was not using pyenv and I was using 3.6 but not any more. Essentially when I run Python using Pycharm
from PIL import Image
I get:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/kylefoley/.pyenv/versions/3.7.3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/IPython/core/interactiveshell.py", line 3267, in run_code
exec(code_obj, self.user_global_ns, self.user_ns)
File "<ipython-input-5-4dba96fe377b>", line 1, in <module>
from PIL import ImageColor
File "/Applications/PyCharm CE.app/Contents/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 21, in do_import
module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
File "/Users/kylefoley/.pyenv/versions/3.7.3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PIL/ImageColor.py", line 20, in <module>
from . import Image
File "/Applications/PyCharm CE.app/Contents/helpers/pydev/_pydev_bundle/pydev_import_hook.py", line 21, in do_import
module = self._system_import(name, *args, **kwargs)
File "/Users/kylefoley/.pyenv/versions/3.7.3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PIL/Image.py", line 56, in <module>
from . import _imaging as core
ImportError: cannot import name '_imaging' from 'PIL' (/Users/kylefoley/.pyenv/versions/3.7.3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PIL/__init__.py)
When I run Python from Terminal I get
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "/Users/kylefoley/.pyenv/versions/3.7.3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PIL/Image.py", line 56, in <module>
from . import _imaging as core
ImportError: cannot import name '_imaging' from 'PIL' (/Users/kylefoley/.pyenv/versions/3.7.3/lib/python3.7/site-packages/PIL/__init__.py)
If you look at the Image.py module at line 56 it says:
# should match _PyUnicodeUCS4_FromString and
# _PyUnicodeUCS4_AsLatin1String
warnings.warn(
"The _imaging extension was built for Python with UCS4 support; "
"recompile Pillow or build Python --with-wide-unicode. ",
RuntimeWarning
)
# Fail here anyway. Don't let people run with a mostly broken Pillow.
# see docs/porting.rst
I don't know what to do. Also I tried the solutions recommended here Why can't Python import Image from PIL? They were from 5 years ago, many of them geared toward Linux and did not work.
