The Fastest and Easiest Way to Install OpenCv for Python on Ubuntu

When I first installed OpenCV I used an article on which installed opencv from source. However this is unnecessary and time consuming.

The entire process is too complicated. You will need to use that process only if

1. You are using the latest OpenCV features
2. You need Python 3 bindings

Before building from the source I highly recommend you trying the method described in this post. It is quick and simple.

Method

It is a one line command.
Open up the terminal and fire up the following command

sudo apt-get install libopencv-dev python-opencv