---
id: opencv-python
version: "5.0.0.93"
license: Apache 2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# opencv-python — Wrapper package for OpenCV python bindings.

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install opencv-python
uv add opencv-python
poetry add opencv-python

## Description

[![Downloads](https://static.pepy.tech/badge/opencv-python)](http://pepy.tech/project/opencv-python)

### Keep OpenCV Free

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- [OpenCV on Wheels](#opencv-on-wheels)
  - [Installation and Usage](#installation-and-usage)
- [Frequently Asked Questions](#frequently-asked-questions)
- [Documentation for opencv-python](#documentation-for-opencv-python)
  - [CI build process](#ci-build-process)
  - [Manual builds](#manual-builds)
    - [Manual debug builds](#manual-debug-builds)
    - [Source distributions](#source-distributions)
  - [Licensing](#licensing)
  - [Versioning](#versioning)
  - [Releases](#releases)
  - [Development builds](#development-builds)
  - [Manylinux wheels](#manylinux-wheels)
  - [Supported Python versions](#supported-python-versions)
  - [Backward compatibility](#backward-compatibility)

## OpenCV on Wheels

Pre-built CPU-only OpenCV packages for Python.

Check the manual build section if you wish to compile the bindings from...

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