If you want a basic understanding of computer vision's underlying theory and algorithms, this hands-on introduction is the ideal place to start. As a student, researcher, hacker, or enthusiast, you'll learn as you follow examples written in Python - the easy-to-learn language that has modules for handling images and mathematical computing and data mining on a par with commercial alternatives. Programming Computer Vision with Python teaches computer vision in broad terms that won't bog you down in theory. Instead, you'll find this book to be inspiring and motivating. You'll get all the code you need, with clear explanations on how to reproduce the book's examples and build upon them directly.

Jan Erik Solem

瑞典隆德大学副教授（数学成像小组），Polar Rose公司创始人兼CTO，计算机视觉研究者，Python爱好者，技术图书作家，经常出席各种计算机视觉、图像分析、机器智能等国际会议并发表演讲。他主要关注3D重建、变分问题与优化、图像分割与识别、形状分析，有多年Python计算机视觉教学、研究和行业应用经验，技术博客为http://www.janeriksolem.net。另著有Computing with Python: An Introduction to Python for Science and Engineering一书。