1) We’re not actually using Python for OpenCV, just ruby-opencv and possibly some bindings in Java/JRuby. (I think Python’s in the build instructions due to a numpy dependency in OpenCV. Though that might be specific to using Homebrew on OS X. Definitely looking into it soon.)
2) No plans at the moment, though that's an awesome idea.
2) No plans at the moment, though that's an awesome idea.