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I am trying to make an Instagram bot for some coding practice and every time I run the code it says that I do not have PIL installed. I do have PIL installed, and it is located in the correct PATH for my Python to find it. What is the issue? Heres the code: from instagrapi import Client
username = "****"
password = "****"
client = Client()
client.login(username, password)
and the return is:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\climb\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\instagrapi\mixins\clip.py", line 16, in <module>
from PIL import Image
File "C:\Users\climb\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\PIL\Image.py", line 82, in <module>
from . import _imaging as core
ImportError: cannot import name '_imaging' from 'PIL' (C:\Users\climb\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\PIL\__init__.py)
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:/Users/climb/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python310/Code/Bruno.Fuenty Instagram Bot.py", line 1, in <module>
from instagrapi import Client
File "C:\Users\climb\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\instagrapi\__init__.py", line 12, in <module>
from instagrapi.mixins.clip import DownloadClipMixin, UploadClipMixin
File "C:\Users\climb\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\instagrapi\mixins\clip.py", line 18, in <module>
raise Exception("You don't have PIL installed. Please install PIL or Pillow>=8.1.1")
Exception: You don't have PIL installed. Please install PIL or Pillow>=8.1.1Is there anyone that understands that error message and why it isn't recognizing PIL? |
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Maybe you've installed Pillow using a different Python interpreter. See https://snarky.ca/why-you-should-use-python-m-pip/ How did you install Pillow? What do you get for: python --version --version
python -m PIL |
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This is with Python3.11, but does it make a difference? |
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The difference is that we're investigating Pillow in the Python installation that you're running your instagram bot in. I made a mistake in my previous comment. I suggested |
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How are you running the code in your original post? |
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I am running it through IDLE, and downloading packages through the command prompt |
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python3.10 -m pip uninstall pillow came with the error message that python 3.10 is not recognized as an internal or external command, while python3, python3.11, and python all worked to install and uninstall. |
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Depending on how you define things, Pillow is installed, just not correctly. There is an error when instagrapi tries to import it - I would look at the ImportError and think that you are missing the C parts of Pillow - have you tried uninstalling Pillow and re-installing it? |
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I uninstalled and reinstalled it, and moved it into my PATH folder. I used Python -m pip install pillow for my installation, then moved the folder to my PATH folder. |
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Could you expand on this? Where are you moving it from and to? Why do you feel the need to move it? |
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Let me start by saying I have just gotten out of my high school coding class where I learned the basics of python, and I am now trying to teach myself better application of code in the real world. I was researching PATH (virtual environments) for my python code and a lot of people recommended doing it so that your code can call your packages safely and organized, so I created a PATH for my packages where I now import them whenever I download one. I downloaded pillow and then copied it from its downloaded folder and moved it into the PATH folder I created for my code, where instagrapi and my other packages are sitting. |
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To me, the fact that you are moving packages around manually means you are missing the simplicity of virtual environments. If you look at https://realpython.com/python-virtual-environments-a-primer/ or https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/, you will learn about |
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This comment and the error message make me think you might have downloaded the wrong version of Pillow for your Python version (e.g. Python 3.10 version of Pillow for Python 3.11 or vice versa, or a x86 build of Pillow for x86_64 Python). As
Did you change your system PATH or just the PATH in your terminal window? It is probably not a good idea to change the system PATH unless you really know what you are doing - it can easily cause version conflicts such as the one above. However, it is perfectly fine to change it in the terminal since you are less likely to mix up versions, and it does not affect other applications. |
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@radarhere, I appreciate that information a lot, I have ran the py -m venv .venv code and it created a path, but when I ran the .venv\bin\Activate.bat, it said The system cannot find the path specified. I am going to trouble-shoot this more in the morning, but that's a great help I was definitely being unorganized with my packages. |
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@nulano, the code I used to download pillow was python -m pip install pillow, and I also uninstalled it and tried python3 -m pip install pillow and python3.11 -m pip install pillow, since I thought the way I downloaded it might be the issue that my python was not recognizing PIL. The way I changed my path was by going: Control Panel -> System and Security -> System -> Advanced System Settings -> Enviroment Variables -> New -> and then I added the location of the file that I wanted my packages. |
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I would also like to say I really appreciate the help on this, this is the first project I have tried to do that wasn't strictly in IDLE or an assignment for class, so I am really trying to broaden my understanding of Python and coding, and I appreciate you guys helping me do so. |
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To me, the fact that you are moving packages around manually means you are missing the simplicity of virtual environments.
If you look at https://realpython.com/python-virtual-environments-a-primer/ or https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/guides/installing-using-pip-and-virtual-environments/, you will learn about
venv, and that once you have activated a virtual environment, you can usepipto install packages into them without the manual rearranging that you're currently doing.