[BioPython] Error for running of ReportLab test on Mac OS X

[Peter]

Y Tu wrote:
> Thank you, Peter for the prompt answer.
> 
> I did install the PIL already and tested with the commands "from PIL
> import Image", then "import _imaging". Both commands succeeded.
> That's why I don't understand why the test won't work. I used the
> command "python test_pdfgen_general.py" under the shell prompt, which
> generated the error. Since I installed PIL and succeeded in importing
> the module of PIL, I thought maybe I can solve the problem by running
> the test under Python.

Looking in more detail at the original stack trace,

>   File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PIL/ImageFile.py", line 180, in load
>     d = Image._getdecoder(self.mode, d, a, self.decoderconfig)
>   File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/site-packages/PIL/Image.py", line 375, in _getdecoder
>     raise IOError("decoder %s not available" % decoder_name)
> IOError: decoder jpeg not available

Its possible that PIL needs some optional JPEG library, which ReportLab 
wants to use.  I suggest you search the ReportLab website & user's 
mailing list, and if you can't work out what is wrong sign up to their 
mailing list and ask them, http://www.reportlab.org/

Very little of Biopython needs ReportLab, you should be able to install 
Biopython without it.

Peter