This git accompanies the post: https://sebastianwallkoetter.wordpress.com/2021/03/04/webcam-in-python/(opens in a new tab)

webcam_stream.py

import imageio as iio
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import time

camera = iio.get_reader("<video0>")
meta = camera.get_meta_data()
delay = 1/meta["fps"]
for frame_counter in range(15):
    frame = camera.get_next_data()
    time.sleep(delay)
camera.close()
plt.imshow(frame)