unable to launch uon ubuntu 13.04

This bug also affect ubuntu 13.04 32bit

uname -p
i686
uname -r
3.8.0-16-generic
lsb_release -r
Release: 13.04

It seems link to /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PIL/PngImagePlugin.py are broken or missing
If copy or make symlink it to /usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib phatch start correctly

Can confirm this. Thanks KEIII, your suggestion works!

Dependencies are also: python-imaging python-imaging-compat

The phatch package has a *MISSING* dependency though: python3-imaging

1.) sudo apt-get install python3-imaging (that's where the PIL folder is located)

And then there's still the broken link/symlink:
2.) sudo cp -ivr /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/PIL/* /usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/ (press "n" for No twice!)
(or create a proper symlink)

3.) it works!

See also: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-imaging/+bug/1112496

Same error with frets on fire:
$ fretsonfire
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./FretsOnFire.py", line 45, in <module>
    from GameEngine import GameEngine
  File "/usr/share/games/fretsonfire/game/GameEngine.py", line 34, in <module>
    from Data import Data
  File "/usr/share/games/fretsonfire/game/Data.py", line 23, in <module>
    from Font import Font
  File "/usr/share/games/fretsonfire/game/Font.py", line 27, in <module>
    from Texture import Texture
  File "/usr/share/games/fretsonfire/game/Texture.py", line 30, in <module>
    import PngImagePlugin
ImportError: No module named PngImagePlugin

Hi !
I get this, with phatch, the #3 command lines applied aren't efficient for me :
(phatch can't "recognize" any picture)
~$ phatch
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/pyWx/folderFileBrowser.py", line 246, in on_list_item_selected
    self.show_preview(filename)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/pyWx/folderFileBrowser.py", line 236, in show_preview
    bitmap = pil_wxBitmap(open_thumb(filename, size=(128,128)))
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 94, in open_thumb
    save_cache=save_cache)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/thumbnail.py", line 428, in open
    size=size, save_cache=save_cache)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/thumbnail.py", line 206, in _open
    image = open_image(filename)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 87, in open_image_exif_thumb
    return open_image_exif(uri)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 74, in open_image_exif
    return imtools.transpose_exif(open(uri))
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 44, in open
    image = open_image_without_pil(uri, WITHOUT_PIL)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 115, in open_image_without_pil
    image = open_method(filename)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 350, in open_xcf
    return open_image_with_command(filename, command, 'xcf2png')
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 152, in open_image_with_command
    image = Image.open(temp_file)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/Image.py", line 2020, in open
    raise IOError("cannot identify image file")
IOError: cannot identify image file
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/pyWx/folderFileBrowser.py", line 246, in on_list_item_selected
    self.show_preview(filename)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/pyWx/folderFileBrowser.py", line 236, in show_preview
    bitmap = pil_wxBitmap(open_thumb(filename, size=(128,128)))
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 94, in open_thumb
    save_cache=save_cache)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/thumbnail.py", line 428, in open
    size=size, save_cache=save_cache)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/thumbnail.py", line 206, in _open
    image = open_image(filename)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 87, in open_image_exif_thumb
    return open_image_exif(uri)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 74, in open_image_exif
    return imtools.transpose_exif(open(uri))
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 44, in open
    image = open_image_without_pil(uri, WITHOUT_PIL)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 115, in open_image_without_pil
    image = open_method(filename)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 350, in open_xcf
    return open_image_with_command(filename, command, 'xcf2png')
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/openImage.py", line 152, in open_image_with_command
    image = Image.open(temp_file)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/Image.py", line 2020, in open
    raise IOError("cannot identify image file")
IOError: cannot identify imag...

Comment #2 doesn't work for me, phatch refuses to open any files. However on another bug, i did find this which did get it working for the time being;

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I fixed my local installation of phatch by editing "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/thumbnail.py" and changing "import PngImagePlugin" in line 62, to "from PIL import PngImagePlugin".

Hello,
Same fix for me

$ sudo vim /usr/share/games/fretsonfire/game/Texture.py

in line 30

#import PngImagePlugin
from PIL import PngImagePlugin

thanks

I also encounter the crash problem when start phatch after installing it in Ubuntu Software Center, the #3 comment method is efficient for me.

But when I drag a JPG or PNG picture to phatch, there is an error dialog that shows "Sorry, unable to open these images: ".

Same problem here on Ubuntu 13.04 64 bit.
First time Phatch didn't launched.
I've repaired the symlink. After that it started, but it doesn't work at all.
When I try to add jpg files, phatch don't process it. Unable to open images.

I did the patch of Christian Niemeyer (christian-niemeyer) but I've the same error of Ma Jun (maclin.jun) or VChris.

I just removed Phatch, performed autoclean and autoremove, deleted /usr/share/phatch. Then re-installed phatch +

editing "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/thumbnail.py" and changing "import PngImagePlugin" in line 62, to "from PIL import PngImagePlugin"

And it works!

Thanks Dmitry. It now works for me too.
(AMD Quad Ubuntu 13.04)

It works for me too, this is the solution. Thanks Dmitry!

I works !!! with Christian Niemeyer comment on 13.04

https://bugs.launchpad.net/phatch/+bug/1156583/comments/3

Same issue on a 13.04 clean install, I confirm https://bugs.launchpad.net/phatch/+bug/1156583/comments/3 works.