first working implementation

client.py

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+import cv2
+import socket
+import numpy as np
+
+from common import Packet
+
+UDP_IP = "127.0.0.1"
+UDP_PORT = 5005
+
+# Create a VideoCapture object
+cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)  # 0 represents the default camera
+
+# Check if camera opened successfully
+if not cap.isOpened():
+    print("Error opening video stream or file")
+
+def send_packet(sock, packet):
+    sock.sendto(packet, (UDP_IP, UDP_PORT))
+
+sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, # Internet
+                     socket.SOCK_DGRAM) # UDP
+
+while True:
+    # Capture frame-by-frame
+    ret, frame = cap.read()
+
+    # If frame is read correctly, ret is True
+    if not ret:
+        print("Can't receive frame (stream end?). Exiting ...")
+        break
+
+    (cols, rows, colors) = frame.shape
+
+    # break the array down into 16-bit chunks, then transmit them as UDP packets
+    for i in range(0, cols, 16):
+        for j in range(0, rows, 16):
+            print("Sending frame segment (%d, %d)", i, j)
+            pkt = Packet(j, i, frame[i:i+16, j:j+16])
+            send_packet(sock, pkt.to_bytestr())
+
+
+# Release the capture and close all windows
+cap.release()