Cant use SIFT algorithm from opencv

Question

I am trying to implement image stitching using opencv. specifically, I'm following this tutorial.

The problem I have is that the sift algorithm is not accessible. After looking around on the web, I found that the algorithm was patented or something and now it is not anymore and it was moved in the repo, and now I can't seem to find any useful tutorial for installing the correct things for using this algorithm.

Can anyone please explain what should be installed so that this line passes without errors? (line 54)

descriptor = cv2.xfeatures2d.SIFT_create()

Note: tried opencv 4 with opencv-contrib 4, working on windows.
Note 2: Other answers on stack overflow are not updated to the change that is mentioned above.

Does this answer your question? Can't use SIFT in Python OpenCV v4.20 — Grillteller
– Grillteller, Commented Oct 19, 2020 at 11:48
Another try - more recent: Is this useful? stackoverflow.com/questions/62601766/… — Grillteller
– Grillteller, Commented Oct 20, 2020 at 8:58

RashidLadj_Winux · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-20 17:22:00Z

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The sift algorithm is now free since March 2020, it has been transferred from OpenCV-Contrib (Non free) to the main repository of OpenCV (Free)

Sources:

https://piero.dev/2019/04/the-sift-patent-has-expired/#:~:text=As%20of%20March%207th%20of,on%201999-03-08

https://github.com/opencv/opencv/wiki/GSoC_2020#idea-better-sift-in-the-main-repository

https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/16736

The syntax changes from descriptor = cv2.xfeatures2d.SIFT_create () to descriptor = cv.SIFT_create ()

answered Oct 20, 2020 at 17:22

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