In this first chapter, we covered the main steps to set up OpenCV and Python to build your computer vision projects. At the beginning of this chapter, we quickly looked at the main concepts in this book – Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, and deep learning. Then we explored the OpenCV library, including the history of the library and its main modules. As OpenCV and other packages can be installed in many operating systems and in different ways, we covered the main approaches.
Specifically, we saw how to install Python, OpenCV, and other packages globally or in a virtual environment. In connection with the installation of the packages, we introduced Anaconda/Miniconda and Conda, because we can also create and manage virtual environments. Additionally, Anaconda/Miniconda comes with many open source scientific packages, including SciPy and...
