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PIL /JPEG Library: "decoder jpeg not available"

I tried to use PIL to do some JPEG work in my django app with PIL but I'm getting this IOError.. not sure what to do.

""decoder jpeg not available""

Am I missing the JPEG decoder from my server? If so, how do I fix it?

Solution

  • You need to install jpeg library first and reinstall your PIL. For example, I'm using CentOS, to install libjpeg, I run

    sudo yum install -y libjpeg-devel

    It depends on what kind of linux you are using. And here you have to remove the old PIL

    rm -rf /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/PIL-1.1.7-py2.6-linux-x86_64.egg/

    Then install the PIL

    sudo easy_install PIL