install opencv on mac
Create a virtualenv, mkvirtualenv lookup
install opencv on mac via homebrew
brew tap homebrew/science
brew install opencv
cd ~/.virtualenvs/lookup/lib/python2.7/site-packages
ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/opencv/{VERSION_NUMBER}/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cv.py cv.py
ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/opencv/{VERSION_NUMBER}/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cv2.so cv2.so
i.e.
cd ~/.virtualenvs/lookup/lib/python2.7/site-packages
ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/opencv/2.4.12_2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cv.py cv.py
ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/opencv/2.4.12_2/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cv2.so cv2.so
workon lookup
python
import cv2