Windows Environment Setup

Tested with:

• Windows 7
• Windows 8

Python, Numpy, OpenCV, and PIL

1. Download and install Python 2.7.*. Leave install path default (root).
   • Make sure it is the regular 32-bit Windows installer (X86, not X86-64), EVEN IF YOU ARE RUNNING 64-bit OS

• Download and install Numerical Python 1.6.1. It should automatically find your Python27 install directory
• Download OpenCV-2.4.*
  • Run the downloaded self-extracting file and enter C:\opencv as the path
  • Open the OpenCV folder you just extracted and navigate to opencv\build\python\x86\2.7\. You will find a file called cv2.pyd
  • Copy cv2.pyd to C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\
• Run IDLE (Python GUI) from start menu to open the Python Shell
• Type import cv2 in the Python Shell
• Download and install the Python Imaging Library. It should find python27 installation automatically.

Setting an environment variable

1. Go to Control Panel >> System

• Click Advanced system settings
• Click Environment Variables...
• Under User variables for <user>, click New...
• Variable name: PYTHONPATH. Variable value: C:\opencv;
• Click OK

Git

Installation

Download and install Git. Leave all options default and keep clicking next.

Running Git

• Run Git Bash from start menu.

Using Git

See Also

• Running the image analysis