I'm trying to install Pillow 3.1 on Windows. Per the instructions, I should be able to just type in: pip install Pillow But I get: ValueError: jpeg is required unless explicitly disabled using --disable-jpeg, aborting Because now (starting with versions after 3.0 I think?) libjpeg is required for pillow to be installed. I don't know how to do that magic on Windows. Maybe install Ming or something. But I was really hoping for a simple pip install. I can disable these options through the intuitive command: pip install --upgrade pillow --global-option="build_ext" --global-option="--disable-jpeg" --global-option="--disable-zlib" But then the build fails because I don't have Visual C++ installed. Yes, I can install Pillow by downloading it from the unofficial repository list. But is there a way to do it with pip on Windows without a lot of extra installs? Continue reading...
