Why does cv2.selectROI in python is not working as expected?

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selectROI returns a rectangle, not a cropped image. (expectation mismatch)

>>> help(cv2.selectROI)
Help on built-in function selectROI:

selectROI(...)
    selectROI(windowName, img[, showCrosshair[, fromCenter]]) -> retval
    .   @brief Selects ROI on the given image.
    .   Function creates a window and allows user to select a ROI using mouse.
    .   Controls: use `space` or `enter` to finish selection, use key `c` to cancel selection (function will return the zero cv::Rect).
    .
    .   @Param windowName name of the window where selection process will be shown.
    .   @Param img image to select a ROI.
    .   @Param showCrosshair if true crosshair of selection rectangle will be shown.
    .   @Param fromCenter if true center of selection will match initial mouse position. In opposite case a corner of
    .   selection rectangle will correspont to the initial mouse position.
    .   @return selected ROI or empty rect if selection canceled.
    .
    .   @note The function sets it's own mouse callback for specified window using cv::setMouseCallback(windowName, ...).
    .   After finish of work an empty callback will be set for the used window.



    selectROI(img[, showCrosshair[, fromCenter]]) -> retval
    .   @overload

what you probably wanted is (wild guess):

(x,y,w,h) = cv2.selectROI(winname, img)
cropped = img[y:y+h , x:x+w] # both opencv and numpy are "row-major", so y goes first