How to install pyopencv via python pip

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When you know about this project and you want to new install pyopencv to support your project or you get trouble as ModuleNotFoundError: No module named "pyopencv" or ImportError: cannot import name "pyopencv" in your project, let follow this tutorial to install pyopencv

Installation:

Step 1: First, ensure you installed pip in your os, to check pip has been installed on your computer

In Windows (CMD):

py -m pip --version

In Unix/macOS:

python3 -m pip --version

Ensure pip, setuptools, and wheel are up to date:

In Windows (CMD):

py -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

In Unix/macOS:

python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

py -m pip install --user virtualenv

py -m venv test_pyopencv_env

test_pyopencv_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_pyopencv_env

source test_pyopencv_env/bin/active

Step 2: OK, now, let flow below content to start the installation pyopencv

To install pyopencv on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install pyopencv

To install pyopencv on Unix/macOs:

pip install pyopencv

Step 3: If you want to install a specific pyopencv version, add ==<pyopencv version> to the end command line

Example:

pip install pyopencv==2.0.wr1.0.1

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install pyopencv==2.1.0.wr1.2.0

pip install pyopencv==2.1.0.wr1.2.0

py -m pip install pyopencv==2.1.0.wr1.1.0

pip install pyopencv==2.1.0.wr1.1.0

py -m pip install pyopencv==2.1.0.wr1.0.2

pip install pyopencv==2.1.0.wr1.0.2

py -m pip install pyopencv==2.1.0.wr1.0.1

pip install pyopencv==2.1.0.wr1.0.1

py -m pip install pyopencv==2.1.0.wr1.0.0

pip install pyopencv==2.1.0.wr1.0.0

py -m pip install pyopencv==2.0.wr1.1.0

pip install pyopencv==2.0.wr1.1.0

py -m pip install pyopencv==2.0.wr1.0.1

pip install pyopencv==2.0.wr1.0.1

Step 4: Otherwise, you can install pyopencv from local archives:

Download the distribution file from pyopencv-2.1.0.wr1.2.0.tar.gz or the specific pyopencv version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_pyopencv_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_pyopencv_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

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