Python with openCV on MAC crashes
Ok, it's working now. Here is what I did:

Install Python and every package I need for it with Macports
Set the Macports version as standard
Adjust PATH and PYTHONPATH
Reboot (not sure if needed)
Remove old interpreter and libs in Eclipse
Choose the new Python installation as Interpreter in Eclipse
Confirm the new libs in Eclipse
Restart Eclipse
Done
My final goal is to use Python scripts with SciPy, NumPy, Theano and openCV libraries to write code for a machine learning application. Everything worked so far apart from the openCV.
I am trying to install openCV 2.4.8 to use in Python projects in my Eclipse Kepler installation on my MBA running Mac OSX 10.9.2. I have the PyDef plugin v2.7 and a installation of Anaconda v1.9.1.
Here is what I did to install opencv:

sudo port selfupdate
sudo port upgrade outdated
sudo port install opencv

Then I realized that I can't use it that way in Python and did another:

sudo port install opencv +python27

Ok, then I had another Python installation and I added it to my PYTHONPATH in Eclipse>Preferences>PyDev>Interpreter-Python>Libraries.
Before the installation I got an error in the line import cv2, and everything else looked promising. Now this error disappeared but I get other errors when using any functions or variables of cv2. For example  I get two errors in this line: cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_RGB2BGR)
Also Python crashes and has to be restarted when I run a simple test program which worked fine before.
With this PYTHONPATH everything works but I have no openCV:

/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7
/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plat-darwin
/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plat-mac
/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/plat-mac/lib-scriptpackages
/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python
/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/lib-tk
/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload
/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/pyObjC
/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/
/Users/xxx/anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages

When I add this new folder to the PYTHONPATH...

/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/site-packages

... openCV seems to work but I have the crashes and the other issue described above.
So, can anyone tell me what the problem is and what I can do to make this work?
Thanks for reading this so far and any help/hint you can provide! Please don't be too harsh, I am, as you can probably easily see just a beginner.