How to update FPS dynamically on window title of cv2 in Python - python-3.x

Question

I am using python opencv to do some video related work. I am also calculating the FPS and showing it on top left corner of the cv2 window. Now instead of showing it in top left corner, I want to show it on window title. Below is the code:
import cv2
import datetime
import imutils
def GetCoord(event, x, y, flags, param):
if event == cv2.EVENT_LBUTTONDOWN:
print("X: {} | Y: {}".format(x, y))
winName = "My Project"
cv2.namedWindow(winName)
cv2.setMouseCallback(winName, GetCoord)
cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)
fps_start_time = datetime.datetime.now()
fps = 0
total_frames = 0
while True:
ret, frame = cap.read()
frame = imutils.resize(frame, width=800)
total_frames = total_frames + 1
fps_end_time = datetime.datetime.now()
time_diff = fps_end_time - fps_start_time
if time_diff.seconds == 0:
fps = 0.0
else:
fps = (total_frames / time_diff.seconds)
fps_text = "FPS: {:.2f}".format(fps)
cv2.putText(frame, fps_text, (5, 30), cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_COMPLEX_SMALL, 1, (0, 0, 255), 1)
cv2.imshow(winName, frame)
key = cv2.waitKey(1)
if key == ord('q'):
break
cv2.destroyAllWindows()
Instead of showing it on top left corner, I want to do something like the below:
cv2.imshow(winName + " FPS: {}".format(fps_text), frame)
But doing so, the application performs very strangely and keeps opening a new windows. Is there a way to achieve this?

Answer 1

The Cause of the Problem:
Each window in opencv has a unique name. The window is created with this name either when you call cv2.namedWindow, or implicitly when you call cv2.imshow with a new name.
By using:
cv2.imshow(winName + " FPS: {}".format(fps_text), frame)
You actually create new windows each time the fps_text is different than the ones before.
The Solution:
Each opencv window also has a title property. By default the window title is the window unique name, but these are 2 different properties.
You can use cv2.setWindowTitle to modify the title:
fps_text = "{:.2f}".format(fps)
winTitle = winName + " FPS: {}".format(fps_text)
cv2.setWindowTitle(winName, winTitle)
Note that the window unique name does not change.