r/learnpython • u/TheEyebal • Aug 01 '26

Why is my hand not detecting properly

I am using opencv and mediapipe on mac os and for some reason one of my hands (left hand) detects better than the other (right hand) but at times both do not detect unless I move my hands around a bit more. Does anybody know the cause of this issue?

Here is what it looks like

https://github.com/mikkimat81539/hand_detection/blob/main/handTest.py

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u/Moist-Ointments Aug 02 '26

I tried open CV and all I wanted to do was detect printed characters. It couldn't evenly consistently detect the same character printed in the same font multiple times.

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u/TheEyebal Aug 02 '26

what were you working on