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.. _sphx_glr_auto_examples_edges_plot_canny.py:


===================
Canny edge detector
===================

The Canny filter is a multi-stage edge detector. It uses a filter based on the
derivative of a Gaussian in order to compute the intensity of the gradients.The
Gaussian reduces the effect of noise present in the image. Then, potential
edges are thinned down to 1-pixel curves by removing non-maximum pixels of the
gradient magnitude. Finally, edge pixels are kept or removed using hysteresis
thresholding on the gradient magnitude.

The Canny has three adjustable parameters: the width of the Gaussian (the
noisier the image, the greater the width), and the low and high threshold for
the hysteresis thresholding.

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.. image-sg:: /auto_examples/edges/images/sphx_glr_plot_canny_001.png
   :alt: noisy image, Canny filter, $\sigma=1$, Canny filter, $\sigma=3$
   :srcset: /auto_examples/edges/images/sphx_glr_plot_canny_001.png
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.. code-block:: Python


    import numpy as np
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    from scipy import ndimage as ndi
    from skimage.util import random_noise
    from skimage import feature


    # Generate noisy image of a square
    image = np.zeros((128, 128), dtype=float)
    image[32:-32, 32:-32] = 1

    image = ndi.rotate(image, 15, mode='constant')
    image = ndi.gaussian_filter(image, 4)
    image = random_noise(image, mode='speckle', mean=0.1)

    # Compute the Canny filter for two values of sigma
    edges1 = feature.canny(image)
    edges2 = feature.canny(image, sigma=3)

    # display results
    fig, ax = plt.subplots(nrows=1, ncols=3, figsize=(8, 3))

    ax[0].imshow(image, cmap='gray')
    ax[0].set_title('noisy image', fontsize=20)

    ax[1].imshow(edges1, cmap='gray')
    ax[1].set_title(r'Canny filter, $\sigma=1$', fontsize=20)

    ax[2].imshow(edges2, cmap='gray')
    ax[2].set_title(r'Canny filter, $\sigma=3$', fontsize=20)

    for a in ax:
        a.axis('off')

    fig.tight_layout()
    plt.show()


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