Installation

Before we get started, let's make sure that we have all the tools and libraries installed that are necessary to create a fully functioning data science environment. After downloading the latest code for this book from GitHub, we are going to install the following software:

  • Python's Anaconda distribution, based on Python 3.5 or higher
  • OpenCV 3.1 or higher
  • Some supporting packages
Don't feel like installing stuff? You can also visit http://beta.mybinder.org/v2/gh/mbeyeler/opencv-machine-learning/master, where you will find all the code for this book in an interactive, executable environment and 100% free and open source, thanks to the Binder project.