I have this issue too. It seems that this bug effects not only PIL but every C library in python. In my case, I tried django.contrib.gis.gdal and django.contrib.gis.geos, in addition to PIL.
This bug only appears when certain conditions are met, but I don't know what they are. I tried importing these C libraries with a fresh KUbuntu 12.04, and it worked without any permission complains. However after installing some softwares and several python packages, this bug emerges. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1028396 Title: "Permission denied" while importing _imaging To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-imaging/+bug/1028396/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
