Installation fails on macOS Monterey with Python 3.13.10 due to opencv-python build failure

[Anna-Ku]

Description

I'm unable to install opencv-python==5.0.0.93 on macOS Monterey with Python 3.13.

The installation attempts to build opencv-python from source, and the build fails during the CMake/Ninja linking stage.

Environment

• opencv-python: 5.0.0.93
• OS: macOS Monterey 12.7.6
• Python: 3.13.10
• pip: 26.1.2

Error

The build fails with(The complete installation/build log is attached to this issue for reference):

clang: error: no such file or directory: 'zlib'

ERROR: Failed building wheel for opencv-python

error.log

Could you please advise if there is a recommended way to resolve this issue?

[bxw0531]

@skvark, my team is also experiencing the same issue, can you please take a look?
Thank you.