Process finished with exit code 134 (interrupted by signal 6: SIGABRT) in Python and OpenCV

Question

Consider:

import numpy as np
import cv2

cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)

while(True):
    # Capture frame-by-frame
    ret, frame = cap.read()

    # Our operations on the frame come here
    gray = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)

    # Display the resulting frame
    cv2.imshow('frame',gray)
    if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
        break

# When everything done, release the capture
cap.release()
cv2.destroyAllWindows()

I'm using Python and OpenCV in the PyCharm IDE. When I try to open the webcam using OpenCV, it gives the following error:

Process finished with exit code 134 (interrupted by signal 6: SIGABRT)

Is this happening because I'm running out of memory? What are the solutions for this?

I'm using PyCharm on MacBook Pro (OS: macOS v10.14 (Mojave)).

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48290403/process-finished-with-exit-code-134-interrupted-by-signal-6-sigabrt — Eskapp, Jul 27 '19 at 20:48
@Eskapp above issue is happening because of apple refuse to give permission to access the webcam is there any other solutions to this issue? — Bathiya Seneviratne, Jul 28 '19 at 14:09
[The underlying reason may be an assert](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23098695/strange-return-value-134-to-call-gawk-in-bash-script/23098735#23098735). 134 is most certainly a very common exit code for [asserts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assertion_(software_development)#Assertions_for_run-time_checking). — Peter Mortensen, Jan 18 '22 at 23:32

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 15 '19 at 05:23

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Open /Applications/PyCharm.app/Contents/info.plist,
Insert a new line:
- Key: Privacy - Camera Usage
- Type: String
- Value: An application in PyCharm wants to use the camera.
Save it.
Reopen PyCharm.
Run your code.

edited Sep 15 '19 at 05:23

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answered Sep 10 '19 at 13:01

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That is included in the actual version of PyCharm, but it still does not work! – cansik Oct 04 '19 at 11:17

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Jan 20 '22 at 03:32

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I have opened an issue at JetBrains because of this. But here is a workaround:

Run PyCharm or IntelliJ IDEA (whatever JetBrains application) from an application which already has been approved for camera access. For example, I use the Hyper terminal to run the IDE and everything works.

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 20 '22 at 03:30

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By running the Python script in Visual Studio Code, it will execute the program without any warnings or bugs.

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answered Aug 03 '19 at 14:00

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score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Jan 20 '22 at 03:49

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Open file /Applications/PyCharm.app/Contents/info.plist in any text editor.

Add these two lines before the dict and plist tags:

        <key>Privacy - Camera Usage</key>
        <string>An application in PyCharm wants to use the camera.</string>
    </dict>
</plist>

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answered Jan 13 '20 at 18:54

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Process finished with exit code 134 (interrupted by signal 6: SIGABRT) in Python and OpenCV

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