Compiling and using OpenCV

Question

I have install cmake version 2.8.12 and downloaded opencv-2.4.6.1

I then cd into the opencv-2.4.6.1 directory and run

$ cmake CMakeLists.txt 
$ make
$ sudo make install

Yet I cannot import cv2 in python. CMake, make, and make install run fine, what gives?

I am running Mountain Lion with xCode developer tools installed and python 2.7.2

Not sure about OSX, but on windows you need to copy python module from build directory to Python's site-packages — Igonato
– Igonato, Commented Oct 13, 2013 at 3:11
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– Abid Rahman K, Commented Oct 13, 2013 at 11:29

Igonato · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-13 15:40:56Z

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You need to copy compiled module from the build/python/2.X to the /Library/Python/2.X/site-packages/ folder.

Also OpenCV needs to be compiled with same bitness as python.

answered Oct 13, 2013 at 15:40

Igonato

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