Python Imaging Library - Text rendering

Question

I\'m trying to render some text using PIL, but the result that comes out is, frankly, crap.

For example, here\'s some text I wrote in Photoshop:

Answer 1

Suggestion: use Wand or a different Imaging library

Here's an example with wand -

from wand.color import Color
from wand.image import Image
from wand.drawing import Drawing
from wand.compat import nested

with Drawing() as draw:
    with Image(width=1000, height=100, background=Color('lightblue')) as img:
        draw.font_family = 'Indie Flower'
        draw.font_size = 40.0
        draw.push()
        draw.fill_color = Color('hsl(0%, 0%, 0%)')
        draw.text(0,int(img.height/2 + 20), 'Hello, world!')
        draw.pop()
        draw(img)
        img.save(filename='image.png')