[Python] mat data type = 17 is not supported

I am simply trying to convert an image from BGR to RGB using opencv in python. But when doing so I get this error message:

line 62, in getRep\n rgbImg = cv2.cvtColor(imgFrame,

cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)\nTypeError: src data type = 17 is not supported\n


I watched the image being passed as an argument and it is in BGR as I expected, yet it doesn't work:

def getRep(self, imgFrame, multiple=False):
bgrImg = imgFrame.copy()
cv2.imshow('debug', imgFrame) #this line does show a BGR image
cv2.waitKey(0)
rgbImg = cv2.cvtColor(imgFrame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)


def recognize(self, imgFramePath):
imgFrame= cv2.imread(imgFramePath)
imgFrame = np.array(imgFrame)
reps = self.getRep(imgFrame, False)


Those are all the lines being interpreted and the only ones that are related to the issue I am facing. Does anybody know what I am doing incorrectly?

Thanks

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