How to import cv2 in Python

For importing cv2, follow the steps given below:

At first you need to install opencv. For installing opencv, you need python 3 and pip preinstalled in your system. Make sure that your pip version is up-to-date (19.3 is the minimum supported version). To install pip:

pip install --upgrade pip

Check version with pip -V

To install OpenCV, go to the command-line and type the following command:

pip install opencv-python

To check if OpenCV is correctly installed, just run the following commands to perform a version check:

>>>import cv2
>>>print(cv2.__version__)

If the installation is sucessfull, the above command will display the version of opencv installed in your system.