[Image-SIG] Problem using PIL with cx_freeze

[Fredrik Lundh]

(repost; the original seems to have gotten stuck somewhere)

Colin Brown wrote:

 > I am attempting to put together a package that uses python2.3 under 
the corresponding version of cx_freeze on Windows 2K.

 > When run interactively from python23 it works really well but when 
frozen I get the following error:
 >

 >     Save_handler = SAVE[string.upper(format)] # unknown format
 > KeyError: 'PNG'

PIL uses a dynamic mechanism to load plugins, and freeze tools sometimes 
forget to include the plugins PIL needs.

the easiest way to solve this is to explicitly import the ones you need:

     import Image
     import PngImagePlugin
     import JpegImagePlugin
     # etc

for more on this, see:

     http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/PIL_and_py2exe

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