module 'cv2.cv2' has no attribute 'xfeatures2d'

[adhilartz]

python Image_Stitching.py [image1.jpg] [image2.jpg]
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "Image_Stitching.py", line 78, in
main(sys.argv[1],sys.argv[2])
File "Image_Stitching.py", line 74, in main
final=Image_Stitching().blending(img1,img2)
File "Image_Stitching.py", line 9, in init
self.sift=cv2.xfeatures2d.SIFT_create()
AttributeError: module 'cv2.cv2' has no attribute 'xfeatures2d'

[A7med01]

SIFT is a patented algorithm, hence not available in each open-cv version.
try
!pip install opencv-contrib-python

[Egorka]

Hi @adhilartz

try to replace:

self.sift=cv2.xfeatures2d.SIFT_create()

to

self.sift=cv2.SIFT_create()

in latest versions of opencv-python SIFT migrated in core from xfeatures2d