# Module 'cv2' has no attribute 'imShow'

**URL:** <https://forum.opencv.org/t/module-cv2-has-no-attribute-imshow/11702>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Tags:** programming\
**Created:** [January 19, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/module-cv2-has-no-attribute-imshow/11702 "2023-01-19T21:50:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MDobleZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@MDobleZ](https://forum.opencv.org/u/MDobleZ)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/module-cv2-has-no-attribute-imshow/11702/1 "2023-01-19T21:50:21Z")

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I’m trying to open a webcam on a window using:

> capture= cv.VideoCapture(0)  
> while True:  
> ret, frame=capture.read()  
> cv.imShow(‘Video’, frame)  
> if cv.waitKey(2) & 0xFF==ord(‘d’):  
> break  
> capture.release()  
> cv.destroyAllWindows()

and I get the error message; “Module ‘cv2’ has no attribute ‘imShow’”.

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**Author:** ![crackwitz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.opencv.org/crackwitz/32/14_2.png) [@crackwitz](https://forum.opencv.org/u/crackwitz)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/module-cv2-has-no-attribute-imshow/11702/2 "2023-01-20T02:46:03Z")

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you need to spell it correctly.

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**Author:** ![berak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@berak](https://forum.opencv.org/u/berak)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/module-cv2-has-no-attribute-imshow/11702/3 "2023-01-20T06:16:17Z")

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silly typo,

```
 cv.imshow(‘Video’, frame)

```

(all lowercase)

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**Author:** ![MDobleZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@MDobleZ](https://forum.opencv.org/u/MDobleZ)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/module-cv2-has-no-attribute-imshow/11702/4 "2023-01-20T13:54:17Z")

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“Silly” is a kind word. Thanks for the replies!