Practical Machine Learning and Image Processing: For Facial Recognition, Object Detection, and Pattern Recognition Using Python

© Himanshu Singh 2019

Himanshu SinghPractical Machine Learning and Image Processinghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4149-3_1

1. Setup Environment

Himanshu Singh¹ 

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Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

 

In this chapter we prepare our system to run the code included in this book. Let’s look at how to install the following:

• Anaconda

• OpenCV

• Keras

Aside from the last two packages in the list, most of what we need comes preinstalled with Anaconda. Let’s start with Anaconda, then follow with OpenCV and Keras.

Install Anaconda

The Anaconda installation page proclaims it is “The Most Popular Python Data Science Platform.” Using Anaconda, installing supporting software, setting up virtual environments, and so on, are all quite easy, and the package comes with one ...