opencv-installation_guide.md

How to install opencv 4.4+ python

Python 3.7 or greater is required (https://www.python.org/)

Installation using anaconda (recommended):

1. Install anaconda individual edition for your OS (https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/install/)
2. In terminal/command prompt, use the folowing commands: conda create -- [your environment name] python=3.8 conda activate [your environment name] conda install -c conda-forge opencv

Windows:

Instalation using pip:

1. In command prompt, use the following commands: pip install --upgrade pip pip install numpy pip install opencv-python

Mac OSX:

Installation using pip:

1. In terminal, use the following commands: pip install --upgrade pip pip install numpy pip install opencv-python

Linux(Ubunutu)

1. In terminal, use the following commands: wget wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py sudo python3 get-pip.py pip install --upgrade pip pip install numpy pip install opencv-python

Verifying Installation

1. Enter the python prompt from terminal/command prompt with command python
2. import cv2
3. print(cv2.__version__)

If there are no errors and your version number is greater than 4.4, you are all set to use opencv with python.