I have just installed OpenCV on my Windows 7 machine. As a result, I get a new directory:
C:\OpenCV2.2\Python2.7\Lib\site-packages
In this directory, I have two files: cv.lib and cv.pyd.
Then I try to use the opencv from Python. I do the following:
import sys
sys.path.append('C:\OpenCV2.2\Python2.7\Lib\site-packages')
import cv
As a result I get the following error message:
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.
What am I doing wrong?
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As it was recommended here, I have copied content of C:\OpenCV2.0\Python2.6\Lib\site-packages to the C:\Python26\Lib\site-packages. It did not help.
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My environment variables have the following values:
Path=C:\Program Files\MiKTex\miktex\bin;C:\OpenCV2.2\bin;C:\Python26;
PYTHONPATH=C:\OpenCV2.2\Python2.7\Lib\site-packages
Do I need to change something? Do I need to add something?
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I think my question is general: How to use a library? Probably I need to find a *.ddl file somewhere? Then I need to use the name of the directory containing this file as a value to some environment variables? Or maybe I need to use sys.addpath? I also need to know how the way to call the library is related to the name of the file that contains the library.
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It is interesting that when I type import cv, I get:
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.
But when I type import opencv I get:
ImportError: No module named opencv
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It has been suggested that I usthe e inconsistent version of python. In more details, OpenCV tries to use Python2.7 and I had Python2.6. So, I have installed Python 2.7. It makes difference. Now I do not have the old error message, but I have a new one:
ImportError: numpy.core.multiarray failed to import
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: numpy.core.multiarray failed to import
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I have managed to resolve the problem by installing numpy. It took some time because I did not realized that there are different numpy installer corresponding to different versions of Python. Some details can be found in my answer to my own question (see bellow).
The problem was resolved. The following steps has been done:
A new version of python (version 2.7) has been installed.
After that I still was unable to run OpenCV because I had some problems with the numpy library.
I tired to install numpy but the installer did not see my new version of the Python.
I deleted the old version of Python as well as links to the old version in the Path system vatriable.
After that numpy installer was not able to finish the installation.
I have realized that I need to run another numpy installer that is associated with the Python 2.7. It can be found here.
Finally everything worked. I was able to "import cv".
I suspect you have the same problem I've run into. If you have a 64-bit version of Python, it cannot load 32-bit DLLs. OpenCV currently only ships 32-bit binaries. If you want 64-bit .pyd and .dll files, you have to compile them yourself. There are some instructions on the OpenCV Wiki, but it's not for the faint of heart. Expect to have a substantial time investment.
The easiest solution is to:
Uninstall 64-bit Python
Install a 32-bit distribution.
The PythonXY distribution includes pyopencv -- a good set of OpenCV hooks. The only limitation is that it's 32-bit, so don't make plans to process gigapixel astronomy data with it! ;)
If you must have the 64-bit version, follow these instructions to get it OpenCV to compile with Visual Studio 2010. There's a discussion on stackoverflow that describes building 64-bit apps with VC Express.
EDIT: OpenCV now ships with 64-bit Python binaries. The .dll files need to go somewhere in your path (I put them in the scripts folder), and the .pyd files go in your site-packages directory.
I had trouble interfacing OpenCV with Python, and I was looking all over the place for help. Here's what worked for me. I basically followed this post: http://opencvpython.blogspot.com/2012/05/install-opencv-in-windows-for-python.html. After downloading and extracting OpenCV 2.4.6, you basically get a folder called "opencv" with a bunch of stuff in it. Navigate to build->python->2.7. Inside, there is only one file called "cv2.pyd". I copied this file and pasted it in "python-2.7.5\Lib\site-packages". I'm actually using the Spyder IDE, and it works fine. In the python interpreter, typing in "import cv" worked for me.
Maybe you should edit your environment variable
right click on the "My Computer" or something like this, click on properties.
In the properties window click on the Advanced tab.
Then, the environment variables button.
Change the path.
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I cannot get autocomplete working for OpenCV (Python) on Windows.
According to Abid's instructions here, I pasted the cv2.pyd file in the C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages.
In the Python code, I import as follows:
import cv2.cv as cv
I have also installed numpy, and it created its own folder in site-packages unlike OpenCV (which I've pasted directly into site-packages).
With this setup, the code executes without any problems, even when OpenCV methods are called.
But I have not been able to get autocomplete to work. I have tried to get it to work on Sublime Text 2 (with SublimeCodeIntel) and PyCharm. In both IDEs, autocomplete works for the numpy import, but fails for the OpenCV import.
I'm using OpenCV 2.4.6, and Python 2.7 (32 bit).
Any possible solutions?
The reason it's not working is because you're using a .pyd file, which is essentially the same as a compiled .dll. Autocomplete works by reading the source .py files, which are plain text. Try installing the OpenCV and Intel Math Kernel Library optimized NumPy packages from Christoph Gohlke's Python Extension Packages for Windows repository, which is frequently updated and a must-use resource for anyone who does any kind of scientific Python computing on Windows. Make sure you delete the cv2.pyd and numpy directories from site-packages first. These new packages will install the .py source files needed by the autocomplete engine in Sublime Text.
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OK, so I wrote the above because it worked well for a bunch of other packages. I'm a Python 3 guy, and I never installed OpenCV from Gohlke because it only has Python 2 bindings. After reading #CrazyCoder's comment below, I booted up Win7, and indeed he's absolutely correct (and I should have realized this before) - since OpenCV is written in C/C++, the only .py file included in the Gohlke package is cv.py, whose entire contents are as follows:
from cv2.cv import *
The rest is contained in cv2.pyd and a bunch of .dlls. The full OpenCV Windows distribution from opencv.org is a 291 MB download, which expands to 3 GB, and the few .py files in there are involved in building OpenCV, and aren't any good for autocomplete purposes. So, unfortunately, I don't know if there's a solution to your problem at the moment. Just keep the docs handy, and perhaps check out OpenCV Computer Vision with Python from Packt/O'Reilly, published in April 2013.
I've had the same issue with PyCharm when building a custom version of OpenCV on windows. Here is what I did to fix it:
OpenCV made a folder in Python site-packages like so:
opencv site-packages
So what you need to do is just add the python-3.9 folder to your interpreter.
File
Settings...
Python interpreter
Three dots icon next to your interpreter -> Show all...
Select your interpreter and click on the "Show paths for selected interpreter" icon
Add the folder inside the cv2 site-packages
Now import the cv2 module normally.
The best way to solve all the problems of OPENCV-PYTHON is by uninstalling it and reinstalling it.
Even I faced the same problem.
I fixed it by:
python -m pip uninstall Opencv-python
Then I reinstalled it by using a lower version. But unfortunately, I did not know the versions of opencv; So by using a small trick you can get it by running:
python -m pip install opencv-python==
and you will get an error similar to this:
ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement opencv-python== (from versions: 3.4.0.14, 3.4.10.37, 3.4.11.39, 3.4.11.41, 3.4.11.43, 3.4.11.45, 3.4.13.47, 3.4.15.55, 3.4.16.57, 3.4.16.59, 3.4.17.61, 3.4.17.63, 4.3.0.38, 4.4.0.40, 4.4.0.42, 4.4.0.44, 4.4.0.46, 4.5.1.48, 4.5.3.56, 4.5.4.58, 4.5.4.60, 4.5.5.62, 4.5.5.64) ERROR: No matching distribution found for opencv-python==
Here you can see all the versions of opencv-python; choose any one (but not the latest as the error occurs due the latest version of opencv-python. install it by using:
pip install opencv-python==3.4.17.61 (You can choose your version, but this version solved the issue for me)
then enjoy your coding....
Even AUTO-COMPLETE error in opencv-python gets solved.
HAPPY CODING
RDKit could be a nice package if it wasn't so complicated to install.
Here on SO, there are several questions having problems with the installation of RDKit.
However, on different operating systems or different environments.
My configuration is:
Win10, Python 3.7.4, pip is installed, PATH is set, PYTHONPATH is set.
The installation of other modules is working fine via python -m pip install <package>.
I'm aware that the site recommends the fastest installation with Anaconda.
However, I don't have and don't want Anaconda.
On the webpage it says:
"Get the appropriate windows binary build from: https://github.com/rdkit/rdkit/releases".
However, there are no binaries of the latest versions.
This means, I would have to build it from source. I'm hesitating because the process seems to be pretty complicated, many extra installations with new problems and unknowns, and furthermore, the instructions seem to be outdated and incomplete for somebody who would build binaries from the source for the first time.
So, then I tried some unofficial binaries of RDKit.
If I unpack them and set the paths according to instructions, I get this error message:
>>> from rdkit import Chem
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "C:\Users\xyz\Programs\RDKit\rdkit\__init__.py", line 2, in <module>
from .rdBase import rdkitVersion as __version__
ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.
So, finally my questions:
How to properly install RDKit with the above mentioned configuration?
What is the specified DLL which is missing?
Where is it expecting it and searching it?
Are these RDKit 3.6 binaries maybe incompatible with Python 3.7.4?
I'm pretty sure it is probably a "small" thing (a path here or a check there), but I'm stuck. Thank you for any hints.
Update:
Apparently, it is not just a "small" thing. Chances to get this to work are most likely very low.
In the meantime I found this:
https://github.com/rdkit/rdkit/issues/1812
https://github.com/rdkit/rdkit/issues/2389
If the author of rdkit writes (April 2019):
I would be happy to be able to do pip distributions of the RDKit, but
to the best of my knowledge no one has managed to figure out how to
make it actually work.
I'd be happy to accept a PR from someone who has figured this out, but
I am not likely to have the time to do this myself anytime in the near
future.
So, if anybody feels capable achieving this, please feel free.
I will invest time in something else or will have to switch to Anaconda if I want to use RDKit.
On the webpage you linked there is a section about missing DLLs:
"In Win7 systems, you may run into trouble due to missing DLLs, see one thread from the mailing list: http://www.mail-archive.com/rdkit-discuss#lists.sourceforge.net/msg01632.html You can download the missing DLLs from here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5555"
Not sure if this helps
There is a bunch of pre-made code I simply have to run. However, the code requires the module NumPy, which for some reason is not installed. I am using Geany for the Python code, and when I click compile, the console states:
"Traceback (most recent call last):
File "chi2Fit.py", line 1, in <module>
import numpy as np
ImportError: No module named 'numpy'
I really tried to look it up, and I found the zipped NumPy packages on SourceForge, but I cannot install them. I am using Windows 10 (Virtual Machine is buggy, unfortunately). I usually run my Python programs by compiling them directly and don't use the commands within the console (so honestly I don't know how to open the command line. Yes, I am a beginner). What is the explanation?
Geany is just an editor, with the ability to run commands and such from menus and buttons. So you should be able to run this code 'by compiling them directly'. If that works while the 'geany compile' does not, then you need to check the 'compile' command. Is it using the right Python?
'compile' really doesn't make sense with Python code. You are just executing a script.
NumPy is a large package that does include compiled components. So installing it requires more than downloading a ZIP file. On Windows it is usually best to install one of the precompiled packages. Anaconda is popular one.
But we know nothing about this pre-made code, and whether it has included the necessary modules or not. You need to find out from the source of that code what is needed to run it.
You need to figure out how to install NumPy. It depends on what OS you are using.
There are pre-compiled packages for Windows. There is plenty of information here on SO (e.g., Installing NumPy on Windows) or you can use Google.
I'm using python 2.7.9 and encountered a problem when installing pygtk.
It displayed "Runtime error!...R6034 An application has made an attempt to load the C runtime library incorrectly" when installing numpy/scipy after pygtk being installed.
I tried to figure it out by searching it in stackoverflow and found two similar questions: Runtime error R6034 in embedded Python application and An application has made an attempt to load the C runtime library incorrectly.
So following the first one, I deleted the path corresponding to msvcr90.dll, however, it still cannot work. Then I chose to simply delete msvcr90.dll; at this time, this error wasn't presented when installing numpy/scipy, however, these two modules cannot work when simply typing "importing numpy/scipy".
I also renamed gtk-2.0 following the second one. Then numpy and scipy can be successfully installed. But it displayed "Error processing line 3 of C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\pygtk.pth" when installing matplotlib using pip.
I'm really confused about it. Can anybody provide some methods to fix it?
I've installed Python and PyGTK on 5+ machines, at least two of them brand new, clean builds of Win 7.
I've got the An application has made an attempt to load the C runtime library incorrectly error whenever I install a Python package as a windows installer (rather than using pip) on all these machines. It's annoying, but has never made a jot of difference, both Python and Gtk function correctly.
You've deleted msvcr90.dll, and that is why you get your Error processing line 3... If you look at this file, you'll see that line 3 is import runtime, and if you look further into the 'runtime' package, you'll see that this then tries to find the missing dll.
I think your best bet is to try to restore the missing file. If it's still in your recycle bin - great!
If not, the best thing to do is reinstall the Visual C++ runtime library
I made this video to show my way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6jhR1VBfeU. I use Anaconda to embedded Python in my C++ application. I simply changed "msvcr90.dll" to "msvcr90.dll_hihi" in 3 folders:
C:\Users\your user\Anaconda2\Library\bin, C:\Users\your user\Anaconda2 and C:\Program Files\Intel\iCLS Client (for x64)
Total noob here trying to get OpenCV working on Python through Homebrew. I searched everywhere extensively and couldn't find an answer intelligible to me. 99% of what I have done for this install is blindly follow forum posts, though I am beginning to get an understanding of what all this means.
Installed software:
OS 10.7.4
Xcode 4.4.1
-Command Line Tools
HomeBrew
-Python
-GFortran
-OpenCV
1. write this on first line of .bash_profile and save and restart Mac
export PYTHONPATH="/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages:$PYTHONPATH"
2. open IDLE located at /usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.3
.>>> import cv
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in
import cv
File "/usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cv.py", line 1, in
ImportError: No module named cv2.cv
3. Go to Terminal to check PATH and PYTHONPATH
myname-MacBook-Pro:~ myname$ set
.#edited out unnecessary lines
PATH=/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/opt/local/bin:/opt/local/sbin:/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin
PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages:
1) What does my PATH need to be? I know its comically out of whack from repeated attempts.
2) Why isnt IDLE using this PYTHONPATH?
3. And most importantly, WHAT DO I NEED TO DO OVERALL TO JUST GET AN ICON, ON MY DOCK, THAT I CAN CLICK, THAT OPENS A PROGRAM, WHERE I CAN CODE WONDERFUL PYTHON WITH MAGNIFICENT OPENCV.
Thank you very much for any help you can send my way. I have been attempting to solve this problem for the last 3 days and would be very very appreciative of any help.
So IDLE is a regluar application not a commandline program that you run from bash, so it's not going to read your .bash_profile or your environment variables like PYTHONPATH.
The good news is, there is a way to get IDLE to recognise new python modules which might be in unusual locations, they just need to be referenced from a place where IDLE expects them to be, which is the site-packages directory. The confusing part is that you probably have more than one version of Python installed since Python is installed by default in Mac OSX and you've also installed it with homebrew (and it looks like you've tried macports as well).
Based on the path in the error, we know that IDLE is looking for the module in /usr/local/Cellar/python/2.7.3/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ which is the homebrew installation.
It looks like you somehow have the cv module there or linked in the site-packages directory but you're missing some other necessary file(s).
I have not installed OpenCV myself, but from the instructions here: http://jjyap.wordpress.com/2014/05/24/installing-opencv-2-4-9-on-mac-osx-with-python-support/ It looks like you need to also symlink the opencv cv2.so file into your site-packages directory from the opencv files you got through homebrew. (note the path for your site-packages directory is different from the instructions in the link).