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+"""
+
+Part of the bsie module.
+A copy of the license is provided with the project.
+Author: Matthias Baumgartner, 2022
+"""
+# standard imports
+import typing
+
+# external imports
+import PIL.Image
+
+# bsie imports
+from bsie.utils import errors
+
+# inner-module imports
+from .. import base
+
+# exports
+__all__: typing.Sequence[str] = (
+    'PillowImage',
+    )
+
+
+## code ##
+
+class PillowImage(base.Reader):
+    """Use PIL to read content of a variety of image file types."""
+
+    def __call__(self, path: str) -> PIL.Image:
+        try:
+            # open file with PIL
+            return PIL.Image.open(path)
+        except IOError as err:
+            raise errors.ReaderError(path) from err
+
+# EOF ##