ARC (formerly known as EZ-Builder) does not directly support Python or OpenCV within its environment. ARC is designed to be an easy-to-use platform for robot programming and control, primarily using its own scripting language, EZ-Script, and a visual interface for creating robot behaviors.

However, ARC does offer support for executing external scripts and programs, which means you could potentially run a separate Python script with OpenCV on your computer and have it communicate with ARC. This would involve using Python to process your OpenCV tasks and then sending commands to ARC to control your robot's hardware.

Here's a general approach to integrating Python with OpenCV and ARC:

1. Write a Python Script: Create a Python script that uses OpenCV for computer vision tasks. This script can process images, detect objects, track movements, etc.

2. Inter-process Communication: Use an inter-process communication method to send commands from your Python script to ARC. This could be done through HTTP requests, TCP/IP sockets, or writing to a file that ARC monitors.

3. ARC Custom Skill: In ARC, you can create a custom skill that listens for commands from your Python script. This skill would then translate those commands into actions for your robot's hardware.

4. Execute Python Script: You can start your Python script manually, or you can use ARC's ability to execute external programs to start it when your ARC project runs.

5. Control Hardware: As your Python script processes images and makes decisions, it sends commands back to ARC, which then controls the robot's hardware accordingly.

While this method requires some additional setup and programming outside of ARC, it allows you to leverage the power of Python and OpenCV while still using ARC for robot control.

Remember that this approach assumes you have a good understanding of both Python programming and using OpenCV, as well as familiarity with ARC's capabilities. If you're new to these areas, you might want to start with simpler projects and gradually build up to integrating these technologies.

I would like more information on how to  create a ARC skill that can communicate with a python script. If anyone can provide more info or sample of this please share it with me.

Athena hullicanted, not sure why.

but here's the python manual: synthiam.com/Support/python-api/python-overview

DJ, I reviewed that before I posted but I have to be honest I really am not clear what the best practice is for communicating between a python script and a ARC skill.

Is there a sample of how this is done? I tend to learn faster by example.

The reason I am asking is that OpenCV has some really nice tools and I would love to be able to find a way to take advantage of them.

So I need some guidance if you can help DJ or anyone else.