Phatch not loading ubuntu 16.04

Phatch not lading displaying only the logo in centre of screen.
From the command line i get :
~$ phatch
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wx-3.0-gtk2/wx/_core.py:8196: GtkWarning: gtk_disable_setlocale() must be called before gtk_init()
  return _core_.PyApp__BootstrapApp(*args, **kwargs)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/wx-3.0-gtk2/wx/_core.py", line 16765, in <lambda>
    lambda event: event.callable(*event.args, **event.kw) )
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/pyWx/gui.py", line 1218, in show_frame
    frame = Frame(self.filename, None, -1, ct.TITLE)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/pyWx/gui.py", line 327, in __init__
    frame.Frame.__init__(self, *args, **keyw)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/pyWx/wxGlade/frame.py", line 141, in __init__
    self.tree = Tree(self, -1, style=wx.TR_HAS_BUTTONS|wx.TR_NO_LINES|wx.TR_FULL_ROW_HIGHLIGHT|wx.TR_HIDE_ROOT|wx.TR_DEFAULT_STYLE|wx.SUNKEN_BORDER)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/pyWx/wxGlade/frame.py", line 26, in __init__
    set_dirty = parent.set_dirty,
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/pyWx/treeEdit.py", line 96, in __init__
    self.CreateImageList(icon_size)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/pyWx/treeEdit.py", line 111, in CreateImageList
    self._AddFormToImageList(form, icon_size, icon_disabled)
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/pyWx/treeEdit.py", line 120, in _AddFormToImageList
    wx_image = pil_wxImage(wxImage_pil(wx_image).resize(icon_size,\
  File "/usr/share/phatch/phatch/lib/pyWx/wxPil.py", line 46, in wxImage_pil
    image.fromstring(wx_image.GetData())
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/PIL/Image.py", line 746, in fromstring
    "Please call frombytes() instead.")
Exception: fromstring() has been removed. Please call frombytes() instead.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: phatch 0.2.7.1-3.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed May 4 17:20:11 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-04 (1247 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: phatch
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2015-09-29 (218 days ago)