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2. Introduction to Python and Digital Image Processing

Ashwin Pajankar

(1)Nashik, Maharashtra, India

In the last chapter, we explored the amazing world of single board computers and Raspberry Pi. We booted up the Raspberry Pi, connected it to the Internet, and updated the Raspbian OS.

In this chapter, we will get started with Python and the concepts of digital image processing (DIP).

Let’s begin this chapter with an introduction to Python. I personally find Python amazing and have been enchanted by it. Python is a simple yet powerful programming language. When programmers use Python, it’s easy to focus on solving a given problem as they do ...

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