Why is am I getting this message when attempting to access video feed from a webcam?

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I am trying to run a fairly basic program that simply opens up the video feed from a USB connected webcam instead of my computer webcam. I get this error and I do not know how to fix it. I have checked that the webcam is being picked up by linux by using lsusb and opening the webcam feed in cheese. How do I fix this issue?