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Himanshu SinghPractical Machine Learning and Image Processinghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4149-3_3

3. Basics of Python and Scikit Image

Himanshu Singh1 
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Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
 

Doing image processing without using a programing language is like counting the number of stars as you stare at the night sky. There are so many complex methodologies that, even if we try to do it manually, it’s not at all possible. But, if we use programing languages such as Python, R, C++, MATLAB, and so on, the same work can be done in a jiffy.

The thing is, we should know the language before we start applying any of the image processing methods. This chapter aims at helping you achieve both goals. The first half of the chapter deals ...

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