How to plot an image using PIL or Matplotlib - matplotlib

Question

I am trying to plot an image in python using either PIL or Matplotlib. I have tried both
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
and
from PIL import Image
But I get the same error:
ImportError: cannot import name '_imaging' from 'PIL'
I have updated pillow and matplotlib packages but no success

Answer 1

You can read the image using open cv and then plot it using matplotlib.
img_name = cv2.imread("image.jpeg")
plt.imshow(img_name)
plt.show()

Answer 2

This usually happens when folk use python and pip from different packages, distributions or versions. I mean you install a package with pip into one package/distribution/version and then try and use it from a different package/distribution/version of Python.
So, if you normally start Python using:
python
then run:
type python
Whereas if you normally start Python using:
python3
then run:
type python3
On my machine I get:
type python3
python3 is /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin/python3
so now I know which Python I am using.
Now you need to see which pip you are using. So, if you normally start pip with:
pip
then run:
type pip
Whereas if you normally start pip with:
pip3
then run:
type pip3
On my machine I get:
type pip3
pip3 is /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/bin/pip3
So now you can see that my pip3 is installing packages for python3 exactly where it can find them.