ImportError: ERROR: recursion is detected during loading of "cv2" binary extensions. Check OpenCV installation.

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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "ftf_app_bambam.py", line 2, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller/loader/pyimod03_importers.py", line 546, in exec_module
  File "taskmaster/app_manager.py", line 30, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller/loader/pyimod03_importers.py", line 546, in exec_module
  File "hardware/ximea_camera/setup_tools/filter_tuning.py", line 9, in <module>
  File "PyInstaller/loader/pyimod03_importers.py", line 546, in exec_module
  File "cv2/__init__.py", line 181, in <module>
    bootstrap()
  File "cv2/__init__.py", line 153, in bootstrap
    native_module = importlib.import_module("cv2")
  File "importlib/__init__.py", line 127, in import_module
    applySysPathWorkaround = True
  File "PyInstaller/loader/pyimod03_importers.py", line 546, in exec_module
  File "cv2/__init__.py", line 181, in <module>
    bootstrap()
  File "cv2/__init__.py", line 76, in bootstrap
    raise ImportError('ERROR: recursion is detected during loading of "cv2" binary extensions. Check OpenCV installation.')
ImportError: ERROR: recursion is detected during loading of "cv2" binary extensions. Check OpenCV installation.
[11606] Failed to execute script 'ftf_app_bambam' due to unhandled exception!

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