How to write RTL(Arabic/Persian) text on images in python.

run.py

# Tested on Python 3.6.1

# install: pip install --upgrade arabic-reshaper
import arabic_reshaper

# install: pip install python-bidi
from bidi.algorithm import get_display

# install: pip install Pillow
from PIL import ImageFont
from PIL import Image
from PIL import ImageDraw

# use a good font!
fontFile = "/Users/amirreza/pil/Sahel.ttf"

# this was a 400x400 jpg file
imageFile = "/Users/amirreza/pil/input.jpg"

# load the font and image
font = ImageFont.truetype(fontFile, 18)
image = Image.open(imageFile)

# first you must prepare your text (you dont need this step for english text)
text = "سلام ایران"
reshaped_text = arabic_reshaper.reshape(text)    # correct its shape
bidi_text = get_display(reshaped_text)           # correct its direction

# start drawing on image
draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
draw.text((0, 0), bidi_text, (255,255,255), font=font)
draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)

# save it
image.save("output.png")