How to show videos frame by frame (with key presses) with python cv2?

I am trying to open a video file and play it frame by frame using key presses. So it would open and show a single frame indefinitely until a particular key is pressed and then it would switch to the next frame.

I'm using python3 and cv2. This is the first time I am using cv2 so any corrections/recommendations are welcome.

The code below works in the sense that it shows the video one frame at a time but not only when I press k but with any key press and it ignores the q to exit.

import cv2
import os
def play_video(folder):

# load video capture from file

video = cv2.VideoCapture(os.path.join(folder, “Field.mp4”))

# window name and size

cv2.namedWindow(“video”, cv2.WINDOW_AUTOSIZE)

while video.isOpened():

# Read video capture

ret, frame = video.read()

# Display each frame

cv2.imshow(“video”, frame)

# show one frame at a time

cv2.waitKey(00) == ord(‘k’)

# Quit when ‘q’ is pressed

if cv2.waitKey(1) == ord(‘q’):

break

# Release capture object

video.release()

# Exit and distroy all windows

cv2.destroyAllWindows()
play_video(“bb-eye-s001”)

I would like to press a specific key to move forward (one to move back too, but that might be for another question) and be able to press q to quit.

Any suggestions? Thank you in advance!

#python #video