Ubuntu PIL JPEG support

from: http://dimamoroz.com/blog/3-ubuntu-pil-jpeg-support/

Ubuntu PIL JPEG support

Got an IOError exception, while trying to process image using PIL, with a next error message:

encoder jpeg not available

PIL is installed within python virtual environment. Figured out, I have no development files for libjpeg installed, so PIL compiles without JPEG support.

The solution is to:

$ sudo apt-get install libjpeg62-dev

Notice: 62 is from libjpeg version 6.2, so it may vary.

Finally, recompile PIL:

pip install -U PIL

PIL has JPEG support for now and everything works like a charm.

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I also did this before this work:

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I had the same problem, but I needed to make symbolic links to find the needed libraries:

$ cd /usr/lib

$ sudo ln -s x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.so

$ sudo ln -s x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so

$ sudo ln -s x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreetype.so