danforthcenter/plantcv — reverse-engineered prompt

Build me a Python toolkit for plant image analysis called PlantCV. I want researchers to be able to load plant photos, build flexible analysis workflows, separate plants from backgrounds, measure useful traits, and save the results in a way that works for phenotyping studies.

Please make it feel like a real open source science package, with clear functions, examples, tests, and documentation. The workflow should be modular so users can mix and match image processing steps for different experiments instead of being locked into one pipeline. Include simple tutorial style examples using sample images, and make the package easy to install and import from Python.

Keep the code clean and organized for future contributors. Add a short README that explains what the package does, how to install it, where to find tutorials, and how people should cite or contribute. Look up current PlantCV style docs online if you need to match the expected behavior.