circle-finder.py

circles.py

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import numpy as np
import argparse
import cv2
import sys

# construct the argument parser and parse the arguments
ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
ap.add_argument("-i", "--image", required = True, help = "Path to the image")
ap.add_argument("-d", "--distance", required = False, help = "Minimum distance between circles")
args = vars(ap.parse_args())

# open the image, convert it to grayscale and apply a slight gaussian blur.
# these changes help reduce noise, making the algorithm more accurate.
image = cv2.imread(args["image"])
output = image.copy()
gray = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
gray = cv2.GaussianBlur(gray, (9,9), 2, 2)

# detect circles in the image
distance = int(args["distance"]) or 100
print "Finding circles at least %(distance)i pixels apart" % {"distance": distance}
circles = cv2.HoughCircles(gray, cv2.cv.CV_HOUGH_GRADIENT, 1.3, distance)

if circles is None:
    print "No circles found :("
    sys.exit()

# convert the (x, y) coordinates and radius of the circles to integers
circles = np.round(circles[0, :]).astype("int")

# loop over the (x, y) coordinates and radius of the circles
for (x, y, r) in circles:
    # draw the circle in the output image, then draw a rectangle
    # corresponding to the center of the circle
    print "r:%(r)s (%(x)s, %(y)s)" % locals()
    cv2.circle(output, (x, y), r, (0, 255, 0), 4)
    cv2.rectangle(output, (x - 5, y - 5), (x + 5, y + 5), (0, 128, 255), -1)

# show the output image
cv2.imshow("output", np.hstack([output]))
cv2.waitKey(0)