How do I install opencv using pip?

Question

I need to install cv2 for a script that has been written for me. I tried pip install cv2 and pip install open_cv and got the same pro

Answer 1

Everybody struggles initially while installing opencv. Opencv requires lot of dependencies in back-end. The best way to start with opencv is, install it in virtual environment. I suggest you to first install python anaconda distribution and create virtual environment using it. Then inside virtual environment using conda install command you can easily install opencv. I feel this is the most safe and easy approach to install opencv. The following command work for me, you can try the same.

conda install -c menpo opencv3