UnsatisfiableError: The following specifications were found to be in conflict: - pil -> python 2.6* - python 3.6*

Question

I'm trying to install PIL using anaconda, while I'm inside my conda environment.

Inside the conda environment:

conda install pil

but I get the following error

UnsatisfiableError: The following specifications were found to be in 
conflict:
 - pil -> python 2.6*
 - python 3.6*

I have python 2.7 and 3.6 both installed inside my conda environment. PIL is not currently installed as I get an importError when I try to import it in python.

I have tried the following:

conda uninstall pil

and

conda remove pil

For both I get

PackageNotFoundError: Package(s) is missing from the environment:
        pil

What do I do?

Answer 1

You can install pillow instead, which supports both Python 2 and 3 (check out the supported versions here

conda install pillow

pil is deprecated since 2009 and pillow is an actively developed fork of pil .

So I'd suggest creating a new environment with pillow installed instead of pil to test.