opencv/samples/python2/houghcircles.py

#!/usr/bin/python

'''
This example illustrates how to use cv2.HoughCircles() function.
Usage: ./houghcircles.py [<image_name>]
image argument defaults to ../data/board.jpg
'''

# Python 2/3 compatibility
from __future__ import print_function

import cv2
import numpy as np
import sys

if __name__ == '__main__':

    print(__doc__)
    try:
        fn = sys.argv[1]
    except:
        fn = "../data/board.jpg"

    src = cv2.imread(fn, 1)
    img = cv2.cvtColor(src, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
    img = cv2.medianBlur(img, 5)
    cimg = src.copy() # numpy function

    circles = cv2.HoughCircles(img, cv2.HOUGH_GRADIENT, 1, 10, np.array([]), 100, 30, 1, 30)
    a, b, c = circles.shape
    for i in range(b):
        cv2.circle(cimg, (circles[0][i][0], circles[0][i][1]), circles[0][i][2], (0, 0, 255), 3, cv2.LINE_AA)
        cv2.circle(cimg, (circles[0][i][0], circles[0][i][1]), 2, (0, 255, 0), 3, cv2.LINE_AA) # draw center of circle

    cv2.imshow("source", src)
    cv2.imshow("detected circles", cimg)
    cv2.waitKey(0)