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AttributeError: partially initialized module ‘cv2’ has no attribute ‘gapi_wip_gst_GStreamerPipeline’ error occurs when “you have installed opencv-python 4.6.0.66 version, which has internal problems.”
How to fix it?
To fix the AttributeError: partially initialized module ‘cv2’ has no attribute ‘gapi_wip_gst_GStreamerPipeline’, “upgrade it to the latest version” or install the “4.5.5.64” specific version.
You can use the below command to upgrade opencv-python to the latest version.
pip install --upgrade opencv-python
And it should fix the error.
By chance, if you still get the error, then execute the following commands one by one.
pip uninstall opencv-python
pip uninstall opencv-contrib-python
pip uninstall opencv-contrib-python-headless
And then install the following package.
pip3 install opencv-contrib-python==4.5.5.62
You can check the installed current version of the opencv-python package and the type of cv2.gapi_wip_gst_GStreamerPipeline.
import cv2
print(cv2.__version__)
cv2.gapi.wip.GStreamerPipeline = cv2.gapi_wip_gst_GStreamerPipeline
print(type(cv2.gapi_wip_gst_GStreamerPipeline))
Output
4.8.0
<class 'type'>
As you can see that we have upgraded the package, printed the current version, and fixed the error.
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