python cannot import opencv because it can't find libjpeg.8.dylib

Question

Trying to get opencv for python working on Mac OSX - Mavericks but keep getting an image not found for libjpeg.8.dylib when doing import cv from python

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Answer 1

I had a similar problem with the Pillow library on macOS. The solution proposed here to install it from source worked for me. I had to install it to /usr/local/ for Pillow to find it. You'll need command-line tools, which is the purpose of the first line:

xcode-select --install
curl -O -J -L http://www.ijg.org/files/jpegsrc.v8.tar.gz
tar xvfz jpeg*tar.gz                 # Unzip and untar what you downloaded
cd jpeg-8                            # Change directory to wherever it unpacked to
./configure --prefix="/usr/local"    # Configure with the necessary prefix
make
sudo make install