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pdqhash
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These are Python bindings to the PDQ perceptual hash released by Facebook. Note that the bindings are provided under the MIT license but the PDQ source code is licensed separately under its own license (see the ThreatExchange/hashing/pdq folder).
pip install pdqhash
import pdqhash
image = cv2.imread(os.path.join('tests', 'images', image_name))
image = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)
hash_vector, quality = pdqhash.compute(image)
# Get all the rotations and flips in one pass.
# hash_vectors is a list of vectors in the following order
# - Original
# - Rotated 90 degrees
# - Rotated 180 degrees
# - Rotated 270 degrees
# - Flipped vertically
# - Flipped horizontally
# - Rotated 90 degrees and flipped vertically
# - Rotated 90 degrees and flipped horizontally
hash_vectors, quality = pdqhash.compute_dihedral(image)
# Get the floating point values of the hash.
hash_vector_float, quality = pdqhash.compute_float(image)
make init (you need to have pipenv installed)make testmake docker_testFAQs
"Python bindings for Facebook's PDQ hash"
We found that pdqhash demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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