cant find ReleaseCapture in opencv while using python?

Question

I am trying to release a cam capture which has been acquired by the API call

    camera = cv.CaptureFromCAM(-1) 

How can I release it. The

Answer 1

I found a similar answered question here

capture = cv.CaptureFromCAM(0)
frame = cv.QueryFrame(capture)

#some code ...

del(capture)

be carefull of using frame or another image captured from cam after deleting capture

regards