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A. PajankarRaspberry Pi Image Processing Programminghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8270-0_2

2. Introduction to Python and Digital Image Processing

Ashwin Pajankar1  
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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 Raspberry Pi OS.

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

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