Cannot open cv2.VideoCapture() with rtsp if there is a # in the password

[pkinnane]

As per the title. If there is a '#' in the RTSP password, calling VideoCapture returns an error "[tcp @ 0x227f500] Port missing in uri" even when port 554 is specified. This is on a HIK camera. Setting the password to something without a '#' fixes the issue.

opencv-python Version: 4.7.0.72

Thanks

Paul

[asmorkalov]

OpenCV uses FFmpeg and other backends for video decoding. FFmpeg and others use common rules for URLs as browser and other network tools. See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22544219/how-do-i-use-special-characters-password-on-the-url-when-dealing-with-http-aut and https://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.ASP