- Microsoft Visual Studio, Xcode, or any IDE that can be used to develop C++ programs
- Visual Studio Code or any other code editor that can be used to edit CMake files, Python source files, and so on
- Python 3.X
- CMake 3.X
- OpenCV 3.X
It is always best to try to use a more recent version of the technologies and software that you are trying to learn. The topics covered in this book, and computer vision in general, are no exception, so make sure to download and install the latest versions of the mentioned software.
Wherever necessary, a brief set of instructions are provided for the installation and configuration. You can use the following URL to download the source codes and examples for this chapter:
https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Hands-On-Algorithms-for-Computer-Vision/tree/master/Chapter02