marcopashkov / pcv

Open source Python module for computer vision

About PCV

PCV is a pure Python library for computer vision based on the book "Programming Computer Vision with Python" by Jan Erik Solem.

More details on the book (and a pdf version of the latest draft) can be found at programmingcomputervision.com.

Dependencies

You need to have Python 2.6+ and as a minimum:

• NumPy
• Matplotlib

Some parts use:

• SciPy

Many sections show applications that require smaller specialized Python modules. See the book or the individual examples for full list of these dependencies.

Structure

PCV/ the code.

pcv_book/ contains a clean folder with the code exactly as used in the book at time of publication.

examples/ contains sample code. Some examples use data available at programmingcomputervision.com.

Installation

Open a terminal in the PCV directory and run (with sudo if needed on your system):

python setup.py install

Now you should be able to do

import PCV

in your Python session or script. Try one of the sample code examples to check that the installation works.

License

All code in this project is provided as open source under the BSD license (2-clause "Simplified BSD License"). See LICENSE.txt.

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-Jan Erik Solem