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bpo-33297: Mention Pillow to work with more image formats. (GH-6505) · python/cpython@f900503

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module distribution

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a collection of Python modules distributed together as a single downloadable

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resource and meant to be installed *en masse*. Examples of some well-known

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module distributions are NumPy, SciPy, PIL (the Python Imaging

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Library), or mxBase. (This would be called a *package*, except that term is

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module distributions are NumPy, SciPy, Pillow,

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or mxBase. (This would be called a *package*, except that term is

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already taken in the Python context: a single module distribution may contain

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zero, one, or many Python packages.)

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deleted, the image data is deleted as well, and Tk will display an empty box

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wherever the image was used.

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.. seealso::

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The `Pillow <http://python-pillow.org/>`_ package adds support for

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formats such as BMP, JPEG, TIFF, and WebP, among others.

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.. _tkinter-file-handlers:

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named ``B`` in a package named ``A``. Just like the use of modules saves the

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authors of different modules from having to worry about each other's global

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variable names, the use of dotted module names saves the authors of multi-module

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packages like NumPy or the Python Imaging Library from having to worry about

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packages like NumPy or Pillow from having to worry about

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each other's module names.

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Suppose you want to design a collection of modules (a "package") for the uniform