PS.: If you have libjpeg-dev and libpng-dev, maybe PIL just can't find the libraries:
http://jj.isgeek.net/2011/09/install-pil-with-jpeg-support-on-ubuntu-oneiric-64bits/ In this case, it will print something like this after compiling the module: *** TKINTER support not available (Tcl/Tk 8.5 libraries needed) *** JPEG support not available *** ZLIB (PNG/ZIP) support not available *** FREETYPE2 support not available *** LITTLECMS support not available Best Regards, Jesaja Everling On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 3:52 PM, Jesaja Everling <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Olivier, > Hi Anurag, > > in fact, PIL is also used to verify if the file that was uploaded is a > valid image when ImageField is used. > So the problem may in fact be due to PIL. > > @Anurag: Make sure to have libjpeg-dev and libpng-dev installed, then try > to install PIL again using "pip install PIL --upgrade" (or removing and > re-installing it). > Maybe PIL can't compile the code necessary to open these image formats (it > should print that somewhere when compiling the module). > > Best Regards, > > Jesaja Everling > > > > On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 3:41 PM, Olivier Lauret < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Anurag, >> >> The problem is probably not related to PIL as, if I'm not wrong, >> uploading the image just change its name (by default) and put it in the >> relevant folder. PIL is used when you use the thumbnail functionality. I'm >> using Linux as well and I don't have any issue. Have you check the >> permission on the static/images folder and the user used when running the >> django project? >> >> Regards, >> Olivier >> >> >> On 14 September 2012 04:04, Anurag <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi, >>> I am trying to create categories and products on my satchmo site >>> and when i try to upload an image (jpg/png or whatever), i get the >>> following error. >>> >>> "Upload a valid image. The file you uploaded was either >>> not an image or a corrupted image". >>> >>> The images open fine on GIMP. I am running linux. >>> >>> I re-installed my PIL(after removing the PIL directory and the >>> PIL.pth file), but that did not change anything. >>> >>> I have seen some threads talking about this error, and the only >>> thing i could understand that i could try was to change the PIL >>> installation. >>> >>> Any other ideas. thanks >>> Anurag >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Satchmo users" group. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/satchmo-users/-/focr65S2fREJ. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/satchmo-users?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> [image: Equalitea_logo] <http://www.equalitea.co.uk/> >> <http://facebook.com/equalitea> >> <https://twitter.com/equalitea_uk> <http://gplus.to/EqualiTea> >> <http://www.pinterest.com/equalitea> <http://equalitea-uk.tumblr.com> >> <http://steepster.com/equalitea> <http://www.equalitea.co.uk/> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Satchmo users" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/satchmo-users?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Satchmo users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/satchmo-users?hl=en.
