
We’ll go ahead and kick-off our OpenCV 3.0 install fest by installing v3.0 with Python 2.7+ bindings on the OSXplatform. With OpenCV 3.0 it doesn’t get any easier - and there are definitely some caveats and gotchas that you need to look out for (such as the opencv_contrib repository - without it, you’ll be missing out on some important features, such as SIFT, SURF, etc.)īut don’t worry, I’ve got you covered! Just keep following along with the PyImageSearch blog and I promise these tutorials will get you up and running with OpenCV 3.0 in no time. In most cases you’ll be pulling down the repo, installing prerequisites, compiling by hand, and hoping that your installation goes smoothly. It’s not like you can let pip or easy_install to the heavy-lifting for you. We’ll also be performing these Python 2.7 and Python 3+ installations on a variety of platforms including OSX, Ubuntu, and yes, the Raspberry Pi.Īs I’m sure you already know, OpenCV has never been an effortless library to install.

To celebrate OpenCV 3.0, I have decided to perform a series of blog posts that detail how to install OpenCV 3.0 on both Python 2.7+ and Python 3+.

Click here to download the source code to this postĪs I mentioned last week, OpenCV 3.0 is finally here!Īnd if you’ve been paying attention to my Twitter stream, you may have noticed a bunch of tweets regarding installing OpenCV on OSX and Ubuntu (yep, I’ve been tweeting a lot lately, but that’s just because I’m so excited about the 3.0 release!)
