Ubuntu, how to install OpenCV for python3?

Question

I want to install OpenCV for python3 in ubuntu 16.04. Fist I tried running sudo apt-get install python3-opencv which is how I pretty much install all of my pyt

Answer 1

Using conda inside a python3 environment:

First install conda in a python3 environment and activate it if you haven't yet:

conda create --name py3k python=3
source activate py3k

Now you can install opencv in the conda environment:

pip install pillow
conda install -c menpo opencv3=3.1.0

To import in Python:

import cv2