Python OpenCV open window on top of other applications

Question

When executing an OpenCV python script containing: cv2.imshow(img) the resulting window opens behind my terminal window. This is a mild irritation - is there an

Answer 1

Open a namedWindow before imshow, for instance:

cv2.namedWindow('ImageWindowName', cv2.WINDOW_NORMAL)
cv2.imshow('ImageWindowName',img)
cv2.waitKey(0)
cv2.destroyAllWindows()

Comment if this makes any different.