That doesn't really make any comparison between open and simple CV. The example towards the end thqt compares two code snippets isn't even comparing the same operation, in the C code it creates a new image and places text on it, while the python code merely opens a file... Opening a file and displaying it in C is about one or two lines more of code
http://hplusmagazine.com/2011/09/20/make-computers-see-with-... (4th comment)