# in terminal type python3 then the following, import cv2 cv2.__version__
$ python # "python3"- if you are using another version of python >>>import cv2 >>>cv2.__version__
$ python -c 'import cv2; print(cv2.__version__)' # 'python3' - if you are using another version of python
Checking your OpenCV version using Python $ python #for python3 use python3 >>> import cv2 >>> cv2.__version__ '3.0.0'