Windows installation

Author: SATHISHK108Created Jan 7, 2024Updated Aug 14, 2026
  • face_recognition version: 1.3.0
  • Python version: 3.12
  • Operating System: windows 11

I trying to built face recognition application, I had successfully installed opencv-python, dlib, face_recognition libraries but after this when I tried to run the file I was asked to install the face_recognition_models and I did that to even after I was repeatedly ask to do the same,

(venv) PS D:\sathish\face_recognition> python main.py
Please install face_recognition_models with this command before using face_recognition:

pip install git+https://github.com/ageitgey/face_recognition_models

if I put pip show face_recognition it show the information as below

Name: face-recognition Version: 1.3.0 Summary: Recognize faces from Python or from the command line Home-page: https://github.com/ageitgey/face_recognition Author: Adam Geitgey Author-email: [email protected] License: MIT license Location: D:\sathish\face_recognition\venv\Lib\site-packages Requires: Click, dlib, face-recognition-models, numpy, Pillow Required-by:

why I am repeatedly asking to do the installation, please suggest any solution.

Thanks...

Source: ageitgey/face_recognition