Installing Opencv Python Bindings on Ubuntu

Installing OpenCV python binding on Ubuntu is easier using the software center. You don't have to compile the source code. You can just type
aptitude search opencv
in the command prompt to find which version you would like and then call apt-get
For instance on my computer I did:
sudo apt-get install opencv2.7-opencv

How to install Opencv 2.4.2 with ffmpeg 0.11.1 on Ubuntu 12.04

After dealing a lot of headache with trying to install Opencv to work with videos I came up with this tutorial:
http://www.ozbotz.org/opencv-installation/

I was able to confirm it works for the versions mentioned in this post. The installation of opencv with ffmpeg is so brittle and sensitive that any slight variation on the versions on either software and you will have to deal with bugs that you may or may not be able to fix. So make sure that if you follow a tutorial, that the versions you are installing are the ones on the tutorial. Good luck