Universities usually don't use "turnkey" solutions, because the point is to actually implement algorithms, that are hidden behind Simple/OpenCV method calls. Ma

Universities usually don't use "turnkey" solutions, because the point is to actually implement algorithms, that are hidden behind Simple/OpenCV method calls. Matlab, being a very fast numeric platform, most CS students know, is perfect for that purpose. The algorithms we implemented in CV classes on the University were pretty performance sensitive - enough that running them in Octave instead of Matlab made them run for 15min+. Python with NumPy was much worse.