How To Install python3-opencv on Fedora 36

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-opencv on Fedora 36.

What is python3-opencv

This package contains Python3 bindings for the OpenCV library.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-opencv on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-opencv.

Install python3-opencv on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-opencv using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-opencv

Install python3-opencv on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-opencv using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-opencv

How To Uninstall python3-opencv on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the python3-opencv package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-opencv

python3-opencv Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e3
/usr/lib/.build-id/e3/55b5593a73f4ffbbbf703a4cc5b1d46667e188
/usr/lib64/python3.10/site-packages/cv2.cpython-310-x86_64-linux-gnu.so

References

• python3-opencv website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-opencv on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).