types-Pillow
Typing stubs for Pillow
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are using Pillow 10.2.* and want static type checking. Install it alongside your type checker. However, if you are already on Pillow 10.3.0 or later, uninstall this package—Pillow now provides its own type annotations and this stub becomes redundant. No security vulnerabilities are known.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python >=3.8.
- Only useful if you are running a static type checker; does not affect runtime.
- Low install friction with no runtime dependencies.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 is permissive and places no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution in your own projects.
last release 2024-08-22 (722 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,108 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 4,193,698 downloads/mo, #2,365 on PyPI
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pip install types-Pillow
# Use with your type checker on code that imports Pillow
# Type checker will now understand Pillow's API- Whether type coverage is complete for all Pillow 10.2.* APIs or if some areas remain untyped.
- Compatibility with Pillow versions outside the 10.2.* range that this stub targets.
What it is and what it does
types-Pillow is a PEP 561 type stub package that provides type annotations for Pillow 10.2.*, allowing static type checkers to understand and validate code that uses Pillow's image processing functions. It has no runtime dependencies and is installed alongside your type checker to improve code quality during development.
The stubs are maintained in the typeshed repository and are tested against mypy 1.11.1, pyright 1.1.377, and pytype 2024.4.11. However, this package is now superseded: Pillow itself has included native type annotations since version 10.3.0, so you should uninstall types-Pillow if you upgrade to Pillow 10.3.0 or later.
Use it for
- Enable type checkers to validate image processing code that imports Pillow without runtime overhead.
- Catch type errors in Pillow API calls during development before they reach production.
- Integrate Pillow type checking into a CI/CD pipeline using a static type checker.
- Use in an IDE to get inline type hints and autocomplete for Pillow functions.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are using Pillow 10.2.* and want static type checking.
Install it alongside your type checker. However, if you are already on Pillow 10.3.0 or later, uninstall this package—Pillow now provides its own type annotations and this stub becomes redundant. No security vulnerabilities are known.
Install
types-pillow on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. Actively maintained and tested with current type checker versions. Note: Pillow itself includes type annotations since version 10.3.0, making this package redundant for newer Pillow versions.
Requires Python >=3.8. Only useful if you are running a static type checker; does not affect runtime.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 is permissive and places no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution in your own projects.
Quickstart
pip install types-Pillow
# Use with your type checker on code that imports Pillow
# Type checker will now understand Pillow's APIVerify before relying
- Whether type coverage is complete for all Pillow 10.2.* APIs or if some areas remain untyped.
- Compatibility with Pillow versions outside the 10.2.* range that this stub targets.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.8 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 722 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 4,193,698 / month, #2,365 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Typing :: Stubs Only |
Evidence: types_Pillow-10.2.0.20240822-py3-none-any.whl
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