It also shows that only Python 2.5 and 2.6 are supported.Īs a consequence, you will have to install the necessary GIMP modules (= re-install GIMP) after installing Python, too! If Python is not available at the time of installing GIMP, the required Python support module for GIMP won’t be installed (see screenshot: it shows a GIMP installation window in custom mode, the “ GIMP Python Extension” checkbox is disabled because Python is not available). GIMP accesses to an installed Python interpreter and makes use of it. Python is a programming language (scripting language) that is not shipped with GIMP, but can be downloaded separately. This tutorial will cover the situation that GIMP for Windows is already installed and the missing Python support shall be added. On the screenshot, you can see a German GIMP installation without Python support (no Python-Fu menu entry next to Script-Fu). If there’s a entry named “Python-Fu” next to “Script-Fu”, Python support is available. You can determine this by looking into the “Filters” menu. If it works for you, please post your configuration to the comments.īefore you install Python scripts and wonder why they don’t work, make sure that your GIMP installation contains Python support. Windows Vista (32-bit), GIMP 2.6.11, Python 2.6.6, PyGtk all-in-one (all 32-bit), had to reboot (see step 11).Windows XP (32-bit), GIMP 2.6.11, Python 2.6.6, PyGtk all-in-one (all 32-bit), had to reboot (see step 11).I will try to explain them in this article. This allows a lot of great possibilities, but at the moment the installation of GIMP-Python (PythonFu) for Windows requires a few steps. Motivation Today, most GIMP scripts/helpers/extensions are written using Python instead of the outdated SCHEME (known as Script-Fu).

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