How To Install python-pillow on CentOS 7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pillow on CentOS 7.

What is python-pillow

Python image processing library, fork of the Python Imaging Library (PIL) This library provides extensive file format support, an efficient internal representation, and powerful image processing capabilities. There are five subpackages wrapper for Qt), sane (scanning devices interface), devel (development) and doc (documentation). Python image processing library, fork of the Python Imaging Library (PIL) This library provides extensive file format support, an efficient internal representation, and powerful image processing capabilities. There are five subpackages wrapper for Qt), sane (scanning devices interface), devel (development) and doc (documentation).

We can use yum or dnf to install python-pillow on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python-pillow.

Install python-pillow on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python-pillow using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python-pillow

Install python-pillow on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python-pillow using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python-pillow

How To Uninstall python-pillow on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python-pillow package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python-pillow

References

• python-pillow website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pillow on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.