Assertion failure : size.width>0 && size.height>0 in function imshow

Question

i am using opencv2 and python on raspberry pi. and i am new with python and opencv. i tried to read a jpeg image and display image it shows the following error:

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Answer 1

I am also getting a similar error, so instead of opening a new question, I thought maybe it would be a good idea to gather it all here since there's already some helpful answers...

My code (textbook code to open a video using OpenCV in Python):

import cv2 as cv
import os

path = 'C:/Users/username/Google Drive/Master/THESIS/uva_nemo_db/videos/'
os.chdir(path)
video_file = '001_deliberate_smile_2.mp4'
cap = cv.VideoCapture(video_file) 


if not cap.isOpened():
    print("Error opening Video File.")

while True:
    # Capture frame-by-frame
    ret, frame = cap.read()
    cv.imshow('frame',frame)

    if cv.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
        break

    # if frame is read correctly, ret is True
    if not ret:
        print("Can't retrieve frame - stream may have ended. Exiting..")
        break

# When everything done, release the capture
cap.release()
cv.destroyAllWindows()

The reason why I am dumbfounded is that I am getting the same error - BUT - the video is actually played... When running the code the Python interpreter opens up an instance of Python running the video. Once the video ends, it breaks out of the loop, closes the video and throws the error:

Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:/Users/username/Documents/smile-main/video-testing.py", line 24, in cv.imshow('frame',frame) cv2.error: OpenCV(4.4.0) C:\Users\appveyor\AppData\Local\Temp\1\pip-req-build-wwma2wne\opencv\modules\highgui\src\window.cpp:376: error: (-215:Assertion failed) size.width>0 && size.height>0 in function 'cv::imshow'

I'd appreciate any input!

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EDIT: How I fixed my error!

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I encased my code in a try/except like this:

# Import required libraries
import cv2 as cv
import os

path = 'C:/Users/username/Google Drive/Master/THESIS/uva_nemo_db/videos/'
# test_path = 'C:/Users/username/Downloads'
os.chdir(path)
os.getcwd()
video_file = '001_deliberate_smile_2.mp4'

cap = cv.VideoCapture(video_file) #cap for "Video Capture Object"
   

if not cap.isOpened():
    print("Error opening Video File.")
try:
    while True:
        # Capture frame-by-frame
        ret, frame = cap.read()
        cv.imshow('frame',frame)

        if cv.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
            break

        # if frame is read correctly, ret is True
        if not ret:
            print("Can't retrieve frame - stream may have ended. Exiting..")
            break
except:
    print("Video has ended.")


# When everything done, release the capture
cap.release()
cv.destroyAllWindows()

I'd still appreciate any input on why this error popped up even though the video played fine, and why the try/except eliminated it.

Thank you!