How can I display an image using cv2 in Python?

To read an image in Python cv2, we can take the following steps−

• Load an image from a file.
• Display the image in the specified window.
• Wait for a pressed key.
• Destroy all of the HighGUI windows.

Example

import cv2
img = cv2.imread("baseball.png", cv2.IMREAD_COLOR)
cv2.imshow("baseball", img)
cv2.waitKey(0)
cv2.destroyAllWindows()

Output

Rishikesh Kumar Rishi

Updated on: 07-May-2021

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