xtekky/gpt4free · error · MissingRequirementsError

Install "pillow" package for images

Error message

Install "pillow" package for images

What it means

Error "Install "pillow" package for images" thrown in xtekky/gpt4free.

Source

Thrown at g4f/image/__init__.py:74

    "mpeg": "video/mpeg",
}

MEDIA_TYPE_MAP: dict[str, str] = {value: key for key, value in EXTENSIONS_MAP.items()}
MEDIA_TYPE_MAP["audio/webm"] = "webm"


def to_image(image: ImageType, is_svg: bool = False) -> Image.Image:
    """
    Converts the input image to a PIL Image object.

    Args:
        image (Union[str, bytes, Image]): The input image.

    Returns:
        Image: The converted PIL Image object.
    """
    if not has_requirements:
        raise MissingRequirementsError('Install "pillow" package for images')

    if isinstance(image, str) and image.startswith("data:"):
        is_data_uri_an_image(image)
        image = extract_data_uri(image)

    if is_svg:
        try:
            import cairosvg
        except ImportError:
            raise MissingRequirementsError('Install "cairosvg" package for svg images')
        if not isinstance(image, bytes):
            image = image.read()
        buffer = BytesIO()
        cairosvg.svg2png(image, write_to=buffer)
        return Image.open(buffer)

    if isinstance(image, bytes):
        is_accepted_format(image)

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Solutions

1. Install pillow: pip install pillow.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at g4f/image/__init__.py:74 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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