Python bindings for C++ code using OpenCV giving segmentation fault
- by lightalchemist
I'm trying to write a python wrapper for some C++ code that make use of OpenCV but I'm having difficulties returning the result, which is a OpenCV C++ Mat object, to the python interpreter.
I've looked at OpenCV's source and found the file cv2.cpp which has conversions functions to perform conversions to and fro between PyObject* and OpenCV's Mat. I made use of those conversions functions but got a segmentation fault when I tried to use them.
I basically need some suggestions/sample code/online references on how to interface python and C++ code that make use of OpenCV, specifically with the ability to return OpenCV's C++ Mat to the python interpreter or perhaps suggestions on how/where to start investigating the cause of the segmentation fault.
Currently I'm using Boost Python to wrap the code.
Thanks in advance to any replies.
The relevant code:
// This is the function that is giving the segmentation fault.
PyObject* ABC::doSomething(PyObject* image)
{
Mat m;
pyopencv_to(image, m); // This line gives segmentation fault.
// Some code to create cppObj from CPP library that uses OpenCV
cv::Mat processedImage = cppObj->align(m);
return pyopencv_from(processedImage);
}
The conversion functions taken from OpenCV's source follows. The conversion code gives segmentation fault at the commented line with "if (!PyArray_Check(o)) ...".
static int pyopencv_to(const PyObject* o, Mat& m, const char* name = "<unknown>", bool allowND=true)
{
if(!o || o == Py_None)
{
if( !m.data )
m.allocator = &g_numpyAllocator;
return true;
}
if( !PyArray_Check(o) ) // Segmentation fault inside PyArray_Check(o)
{
failmsg("%s is not a numpy array", name);
return false;
}
int typenum = PyArray_TYPE(o);
int type = typenum == NPY_UBYTE ? CV_8U : typenum == NPY_BYTE ? CV_8S :
typenum == NPY_USHORT ? CV_16U : typenum == NPY_SHORT ? CV_16S :
typenum == NPY_INT || typenum == NPY_LONG ? CV_32S :
typenum == NPY_FLOAT ? CV_32F :
typenum == NPY_DOUBLE ? CV_64F : -1;
if( type < 0 )
{
failmsg("%s data type = %d is not supported", name, typenum);
return false;
}
int ndims = PyArray_NDIM(o);
if(ndims >= CV_MAX_DIM)
{
failmsg("%s dimensionality (=%d) is too high", name, ndims);
return false;
}
int size[CV_MAX_DIM+1];
size_t step[CV_MAX_DIM+1], elemsize = CV_ELEM_SIZE1(type);
const npy_intp* _sizes = PyArray_DIMS(o);
const npy_intp* _strides = PyArray_STRIDES(o);
bool transposed = false;
for(int i = 0; i < ndims; i++)
{
size[i] = (int)_sizes[i];
step[i] = (size_t)_strides[i];
}
if( ndims == 0 || step[ndims-1] > elemsize ) {
size[ndims] = 1;
step[ndims] = elemsize;
ndims++;
}
if( ndims >= 2 && step[0] < step[1] )
{
std::swap(size[0], size[1]);
std::swap(step[0], step[1]);
transposed = true;
}
if( ndims == 3 && size[2] <= CV_CN_MAX && step[1] == elemsize*size[2] )
{
ndims--;
type |= CV_MAKETYPE(0, size[2]);
}
if( ndims > 2 && !allowND )
{
failmsg("%s has more than 2 dimensions", name);
return false;
}
m = Mat(ndims, size, type, PyArray_DATA(o), step);
if( m.data )
{
m.refcount = refcountFromPyObject(o);
m.addref(); // protect the original numpy array from deallocation
// (since Mat destructor will decrement the reference counter)
};
m.allocator = &g_numpyAllocator;
if( transposed )
{
Mat tmp;
tmp.allocator = &g_numpyAllocator;
transpose(m, tmp);
m = tmp;
}
return true;
}
static PyObject* pyopencv_from(const Mat& m)
{
if( !m.data )
Py_RETURN_NONE;
Mat temp, *p = (Mat*)&m;
if(!p->refcount || p->allocator != &g_numpyAllocator)
{
temp.allocator = &g_numpyAllocator;
m.copyTo(temp);
p = &temp;
}
p->addref();
return pyObjectFromRefcount(p->refcount);
}
My python test program:
import pysomemodule # My python wrapped library.
import cv2
def main():
myobj = pysomemodule.ABC("faces.train") # Create python object. This works.
image = cv2.imread('61.jpg')
processedImage = myobj.doSomething(image)
cv2.imshow("test", processedImage)
cv2.waitKey()
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
