Display matplotlib RGB images

show_image.py

# Display matplotlib RGB images
# https://www.pyimagesearch.com/2014/11/03/display-matplotlib-rgb-image/
# matplotlib: pyplot and mpimg to load and display our images
# plt.axis("off"): to remove the axes of the figure
# OpenCV: images are stored in BGR order rather than RGB!

# Matplotlib

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import matplotlib.image as mpimg
image = mpimg.imread("chelsea-the-cat.png")
plt.axis("off")
plt.imshow(image)
plt.show()

# OpenCV

import cv2
image = cv2.imread("chelsea-the-cat.png")
plt.axis("off")
plt.imshow(cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB))
plt.show()