img = cv2.imread(path) img_gray = cv2.cvtColor(img, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
img_gray_mode = cv2.imread(path, cv2.IMREAD_GRAYSCALE)
import cv2 # Reading color image as grayscale gray = cv2.imread("color-img.png",0) # Showing grayscale image cv2.imshow("Grayscale Image", gray) # waiting for key event cv2.waitKey(0) # destroying all windows cv2.destroyAllWindows()