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+#! /usr/bin/env python
+
+print "OpenCV Python version of convexhull"
+
+# import the necessary things for OpenCV
+from opencv import cv
+from opencv import highgui
+
+# to generate random values
+import random
+
+# how many points we want at max
+_MAX_POINTS = 100
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+ # main object to get random values from
+ my_random = random.Random ()
+
+ # create the image where we want to display results
+ image = cv.cvCreateImage (cv.cvSize (500, 500), 8, 3)
+
+ # create the window to put the image in
+ highgui.cvNamedWindow ('hull', highgui.CV_WINDOW_AUTOSIZE)
+
+ while True:
+ # do forever
+
+ # get a random number of points
+ count = my_random.randrange (0, _MAX_POINTS) + 1
+
+ # initialisations
+ points = []
+
+ for i in range (count):
+ # generate a random point
+ points.append (cv.cvPoint (
+ my_random.randrange (0, image.width / 2) + image.width / 4,
+ my_random.randrange (0, image.width / 2) + image.width / 4
+ ))
+
+ # compute the convex hull
+ hull = cv.cvConvexHull2 (points, cv.CV_CLOCKWISE, 0)
+
+ # start with an empty image
+ cv.cvSetZero (image)
+
+ for i in range (count):
+ # draw all the points
+ cv.cvCircle (image, points [i], 2,
+ cv.cvScalar (0, 0, 255, 0),
+ cv.CV_FILLED, cv.CV_AA, 0)
+
+ # start the line from the last point
+ pt0 = points [hull [-1]]
+
+ for point_index in hull:
+ # connect the previous point to the current one
+
+ # get the current one
+ pt1 = points [point_index]
+
+ # draw
+ cv.cvLine (image, pt0, pt1,
+ cv.cvScalar (0, 255, 0, 0),
+ 1, cv.CV_AA, 0)
+
+ # now, current one will be the previous one for the next iteration
+ pt0 = pt1
+
+ # display the final image
+ highgui.cvShowImage ('hull', image)
+
+ # handle events, and wait a key pressed
+ k = highgui.cvWaitKey (0)
+ if k == '\x1b':
+ # user has press the ESC key, so exit
+ break