ImportError: cannot import name '_imaging'

[JoaozinhoKz4]

• face_recognition 1.2.3-:
• Python version 3.6:
• Operating System Ubuntu 18.04:

Description

Have been working with mysql databases and face_recognition module for a while now, but since my last workspace change I cant even run my regularly sign up script. Ran it as a .dbg to try to fix my issue. But received this output.

What I Did

python3-dbg cadastro.py

Output:

File "cadastro.py", line 1, in <module>
    import face_recognition #importa o módulo face_recognition
  File "/home/sca/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/face_recognition/__init__.py", line 7, in <module>
    from .api import load_image_file, face_locations, batch_face_locations, face_landmarks, face_encodings, compare_faces, face_distance
  File "/home/sca/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/face_recognition/api.py", line 3, in <module>
    from PIL import Image
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/PIL/Image.py", line 69, in <module>
    from . import _imaging as core
ImportError: cannot import name '_imaging'
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 63, in apport_excepthook
    from apport.fileutils import likely_packaged, get_recent_crashes
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 5, in <module>
    from apport.report import Report
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 30, in <module>
    import apport.fileutils
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/fileutils.py", line 23, in <module>
    from apport.packaging_impl import impl as packaging
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 24, in <module>
    import apt
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
    import apt_pkg
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'apt_pkg'

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "cadastro.py", line 1, in <module>
    import face_recognition #importa o módulo face_recognition
  File "/home/sca/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/face_recognition/__init__.py", line 7, in <module>
    from .api import load_image_file, face_locations, batch_face_locations, face_landmarks, face_encodings, compare_faces, face_distance
  File "/home/sca/.local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/face_recognition/api.py", line 3, in <module>
    from PIL import Image
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.6/dist-packages/PIL/Image.py", line 69, in <module>
    from . import _imaging as core
ImportError: cannot import name '_imaging'
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[govindsartaj]

Did you figure this out? I have the same error and cannot figure it out.

[JoaozinhoKz4]

Actually, just reinstalled my VM with more RAM and it worked.

[lathigarachetan]

Facing same issue with RHEL7, Python3.11.4 with Pillow (PIL - 10.1.0) -

Error :

from PIL import Image Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in File "[path]/lib/python3.11/site-packages/PIL/Image.py", line 82, in from . import _imaging as core ImportError: cannot import name '_imaging' from 'PIL' ([path]/lib/python3.11/site-packages/PIL/init.py)

Please help as unable to find more answers on this error.

[fredodi]

same problem here. i tried both python 2.7.18 and 3.12.1