Capturing an IP web camera RTSP feed with Python in OpenCV

capture.py

import cv2

# RTSP URL of the IP camera
rtsp_url = "rtsp://ip:8080/h264.sdp"

# Create a VideoCapture object
cap = cv2.VideoCapture(rtsp_url)

# Check if the camera opened successfully
if not cap.isOpened():
    print("Error: Could not open camera.")
    exit()

# Loop to read frames from the camera
while True:
    # Read a frame from the camera
    ret, frame = cap.read()

    # Check if the frame was successfully captured
    if not ret:
        print("Error: Could not read frame.")
        break

    # Display the frame
    cv2.imshow("IP Camera Stream", frame)

    # Check for keypress (press 'q' to exit)
    if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
        break

# Release the VideoCapture object and close all OpenCV windows
cap.release()
cv2.destroyAllWindows()