OpenCV(4.5.5) /Users/runner/work/opencv-python/opencv-python/opencv/modules/videoio/src/cap_images.cpp:253: error: (-5:Bad argument) CAP_IMAGES: can't find starting number (in the name of file): ./dataset/Fighting/.DS_Store in function 'icvExtractPattern'

crackwitz · January 31, 2022, 10:33pm

that’s some macos-specific file. don’t read that.

how does that path manage to reach VideoCapture?

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