python 3.7 cannot import easy-pil-CodePudding

I am trying to use easy-pil to make rank cards for discord.py. I have the problem that python cannot import the modules on ubuntu, and I get an error.

This is at the top of the file to import

from easy_pil import Editor, Canvas, Font, load_image, Text

This is the error I get

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "bot.py", line 9, in <module>
    from easy_pil import Editor, Canvas, Font, load_image, Text
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/easy_pil/__init__.py", line 3, in <module>
    from .editor import Editor
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/easy_pil/editor.py", line 2, in <module>
    from .font import Font
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/dist-packages/easy_pil/font.py", line 3, in <module>
    from typing import Literal
ImportError: cannot import name 'Literal' from 'typing' (/usr/lib/python3.7/typing.py)

Am I missing something to import, or has something been installed incorrectly?

CodePudding user response：

The error is caused by the fact that Literal was added to the python standard library's typing module in version 3.8 according to the docs.

easy-pil's setup.py claims compatibility with python 3.7 , so this is clearly a bug.

I've taken the liberty of reporting this on GitHub (citing this question): https://github.com/shahriyardx/easy-pil/issues/3. In the meantime upgrade your python to 3.8 for an easy workaround.