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Getting Started with OpenCV using Python

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PyCV

Getting Started with OpenCV using Python

What is OpenCV?

OpenCV is an image & video processing library, which helps developers from C, C++, Java & Python background to use these libraries for performing different tasks such a facial recognition, detection, number plate detection, photo editing and much more.

Requirements

  1. Python 3
  2. OpenCV - Image & Video Processing library. (https://opencv.org/)
  3. Numpy - A fundamental package for scientific computing. (http://www.numpy.org/)
  4. Matplotlib - A 2D plotting library. (https://matplotlib.org/)

Installations

For Linux/Mac User using pip

  1. Install Numpy using apt-get install python3-numpy
  2. Install Matplotlib using apt-get install python3-matplotlib
  3. Install OpenCV using apt-get install python3-opencv

Note - You can also try installing OpenCv using conda. ReadMe

  1. Once done, try importing these modules in the python interpreter.