Install opencv-python (which is the official pre-built OpenCV package for Python) by issuing the following command:
pip install opencv-python
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Pre-built CPU-only OpenCV packages for Python. Check the manual build section if you wish to compile the bindings from source to enable additional modules such as CUDA. If you have previous/other manually installed (= not installed via pip) version of OpenCV installed (e.g. cv2 module in the ...
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Install opencv-python (which is the official pre-built OpenCV package for Python) by issuing the following command:
pip install opencv-python
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run the following command by creating a virtual enviroment using python 3 and run
pip3 install opencv-python
to check it has installed correctly run
python3 -c "import cv2"
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OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) is an open-source computer vision and machine learning library. It allows us to process images and videos, detect objects, faces and even handwriting.
Published July 12, 2025
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sudo pip3 install opencv-python Looking in indexes: https://pypi.org/simple, https://www.piwheels.org/simple Collecting opencv-python Downloading opencv_python-4.7.0.68-cp37-abi3-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl (40.4 MB) |████████████████████████████████| 40.4 MB 44 kB/s Requirement already satisfied: numpy>=1.17.3 in /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages (from opencv-python) (1.19.5) Installing collected packages: opencv-python Successfully installed opencv-python-4.7.0.68 or use sudo apt install python3-opencv -y
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December 9, 2021 - I am running python 3.8, 3.9 and 3.10. When I type `import cv2` in VS Code the library is recognised and I can use it using python 3.8.
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December 17, 2025 - CV2 is a powerful library for working with images in Python. In this article, we have covered some of the most commonly used functions and methods, including loading and displaying images, image manipulation and filtering images.
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January 29, 2026 - OpenCV is written in the programming language C++, as is its primary interface. There are language bindings in Python, Java, and MATLAB/Octave. The application programming interface (API) for these interfaces can be found in the online documentation. Wrapper libraries in several languages have been developed to encourage adoption by a wider audience.
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April 7, 2024 - Hi all, I recently downloaded anaconda python in order to work on an opencv personal project. I installed opencv using pip install opencv-contrib-python, where it installed successfully. Now, when I type import cv2 in …
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January 18, 2025 - # Resize the image to 50% of its original size resized_image = cv2.resize(image, (0, 0), fx=0.5, fy=0.5)
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August 26, 2023 - Hello, I have PIP installed “fer” and “opencv-python” but I can’t import them. My commands to install are: pip install opencv-python pip install fer These worked. My python code is: import cv2 from fer import FE…
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January 29, 2025 - ] Installing collected packages: numpy, opencv-python Successfully installed numpy-2.2.2 opencv-python-4.11.0.86 (env) david@rp58book101064fnvme:~/Support/DevGuy $ python Python 3.11.2 (main, Sep 14 2024, 03:00:30) [GCC 12.2.0] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import cv2 >>> img = cv2.imread('Raspberry_Pi_OS.png') >>> print(img.size,img.shape) 4800 (40, 40, 3) >>> >>> (The stuff after import.cv2 is just to prove that the installed/imported module actually works.
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> >I installed version 2.4.9 >(http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencvlibrary/files/opencv-unix/2.4.9/opencv-2.4.9.zip/) >in debian Squeeze running Python 2.6.6. Using the tutorial: >http://indranilsinharoy.com/2012/11/01/installing-opencv-on-linux/ > >(I tried to install versions 2.4.11 and 2.4.10 (in Squeeze with python >2.2.6) but I couldn't.) You mean python 2.6.6, right? and this package: https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze/opencv which is 2.1.0-3 is too old for you? What do you mean that you tried to install versions 2.4.11 and 2.4.10 but couldn't? What error messages did you get? >I lost some time trying to load the module cv2: > >> >> Import cv2.cv the cv s/the/as/ ?
GitHub
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Python: - #24023, #24022, #23910 Added type stub generation for missed types and manually wrapped types. - #24026 Added read-only flag handling for Numpy arrays. - #24028 Fixed exception handling and bindings for in module. - #23958 Improved error messages in Numpy array type handling.
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For Python 3 you can simply do pip3 install opencv-python and it will work.
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Using workon, creating a virtual environment:
mkvirtualenv -p python3 opencv
Inside the virtual environment. If you are only working with images
pip install opencv-python
opencv-python
If you need support for working videos:
pip install opencv-contrib-python
opencv-contrib-python
If you need a non-GUI OpenCV:
pip install opencv-python-headless
opencv-python-headless
If you need to install specific version you can use == to check the available version first like
pip install opencv-python==, then install the version you require
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Install opencv with Anaconda.org. Computer vision and machine learning software library.