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Install OpenCV Python in Macos

Install OpenCV Python in Macos

There are several tutorial on the internet on how to insall Python OpenCV support.

Here is the simplifiled guide (for Python 3)

  • brew install opencv
  • go to the virtual environment directory
  • cd lib/python3.6/site-packages/
  • ln -s /usr/local/opt/opencv/lib/python3.6/site-packages/cv2.cpython-36m-darwin.so cv2.so

Done, and you could test in python

>>> import cv2
>>> print(cv2.__version__)
3.4.0