Usage:

import numpy as np
import cv2
img = cv2.imread('messi5.jpg',0)
sift = cv2.SIFT()
kp = sift.detect(img)

pts = cv2.KeyPoint_convert(kp)

kps = cv2.KeyPoint_convert(pts.reshape(-1,1,2))

overlap = cv2.KeyPoint_overlap(kp[0],kp[1])