{"id":16751,"date":"2017-04-13T10:12:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T09:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16751"},"modified":"2017-04-13T11:12:10","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T10:12:10","slug":"learn-how-to-use-process-images-with-opencv-in-python-with-this-free-e-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16751","title":{"rendered":"Learn how to use process images with OpenCV in Python with this free e-book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/openCV.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16752\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/openCV.jpg?resize=500%2C617&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/openCV.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/openCV.jpg?resize=243%2C300&amp;ssl=1 243w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/openCV.jpg?resize=260%2C321&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/openCV.jpg?resize=160%2C197&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Packt Publishing is always offering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.packtpub.com\/packt\/offers\/free-learning\" target=\"_blank\">free e-books<\/a> and today is great if you want to learn about image processing. 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