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Pillow vs Portable Python

A side-by-side look at Pillow and Portable Python. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Pillow

Pillow

Photos & Graphics

Pillow is a Python imaging library that serves as a replacement for PIL, the Python Imaging Library, which is no longer maintained. Pillow provides image processing and graphics capabilities for Python applications with support for a wide range of image formats.

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Portable Python

Portable Python

Development

Portable Python is a portable version of the Python programming language that can run directly from a USB drive without needing to be installed. It includes the Python interpreter, editor, documentation and many modules in a single package.

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