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[Feature]: Support pillow 13

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@svaningelgem is already working on this.

Since Oct 19, 2026.

  • #830 by @svaningelgem — open

Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend

Research direction

Start by locating the pillow<13.0 dependency cap and checking why it was added. Review the open pull request #830 for the proposed upgrade and any compatibility checks; done means the cap permits Pillow 13 and the relevant checks pass.

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Description

Pillow 13.0.0 is out (2026-10-16); the pillow<13.0 cap blocks downstream projects from upgrading.

Dominant language
Python
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Forks
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Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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