PythonImageLibrary

Python Image Library (PIL)

Python library to manipulate and create images. Comparable to ImageMagick (though less features), or GD in PHP (though with more features).

• http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/
• http://www.pythonware.com/library/pil/handbook/
• http://www.pythonware.com/library/pil/handbook/imagedraw.htm

Installing

In gentoo, you can simple emerge "imaging" (yes, imaging!).

For mac/win, you can try either a pre-built binary (mac), (windows), or install from source.

Examples of the PIL in action

• ["PILTextToImage"]
• PyScrapers
• ["PyText2ImageCGI"]
• ClassyTurtles
• ["PIL to PyGame"]