Python OpenCv2, counting contours of colored object - python-2.7

Question

I want to be able to count the number of pixels in a detected object. I'm using the cv2.threshold function. Here is some sudo code.
import cv2
import numpy as np
import time
while True:
cam= cv2.VideoCapture(0)
while(cam.isOpened())
ret, image = cam.read()
image = cv2.GaussianBlur(image, (5,5), 0)
Image1 = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2HSV)
lower= np.array([30,40,40], dtype='uint8')
upper= np.array([95,240,240], dtype='uint8')
Thresh= cv2.inRange(Image1, lower, upper)
From here on out, I have no idea how to count the pixels of my objects. How do you find the contours of a binary image? I suppose it could be possible to cv2.bitwise_and a full black image over the Thresh/ mask, but that seems like it could be slow and also I don't know how to create a fully black and white image like that.
So TD:LR, how do you count the number of pixels in an object from a binary image?
Note: I'm actually just after the largest object and only need the number of pixels, not the image.
Edit: not trying to count the total number of pixels detected, I've already done that. Want the number of pixels detected from the object with the largest number.

Answer 1

This is how I did it
import cv2
import numpy as np
import time
from scipy.ndimage import (labeled_comprehension, label, measurements, generate_binary_structure) # new import
while True:
cam= cv2.VideoCapture(0)
while(cam.isOpened())
ret, image = cam.read() # record image
image = cv2.GaussianBlur(image, (5,5), 0) # blur to remove noise
Image1 = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2HSV) # convert to better color scheme
lower= np.array([30,40,40], dtype='uint8') # low green
upper= np.array([95,240,240], dtype='uint8') # high green
Thresh= cv2.inRange(Image1, lower, upper) # returns array with 255 as pixel if in threshold
struct = generate_binary_structure(2,2) # seems necessary for some reason
Label, features = label(Thresh, struct) # label is object, features is number of objects
Arange = np.arange(1, features+1) # seems necessary for some reason
Biggest = sorted(labeled_comprehension(Thresh, Label, Arange, np.sum, float, -1))[features-1]//255 # counts and organises the objects based on size. [features-1] means last object, ie: biggest. //255 because that's each pixel work (from thresh)