Pycharm Install face_recognition - Shell/Bash

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing face_recognition package using Pycharm and Shell/Bash.

Step 1: Install Pycharm

First, you need to download and install the latest version of Pycharm from the official website: https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/.

Once you have installed Pycharm, open it and create a new project.

Step 2: Create a New Virtual Environment

Next, you need to create a virtual environment for your project. To do this, follow the steps below:

1. Click on the “File” menu and select “Settings”.
2. Under the “Project” section, select “Python Interpreter”.
3. Click on the plus sign “+” button and select “Add”.
4. In the “Add Python Interpreter” window, select “Virtualenv Environment” and then click “OK”.
5. In the next window, select the “New environment” option and give your environment a name.
6. Click on “OK” to create the virtual environment.

Step 3: Install face_recognition using Shell/Bash

Now we will use Shell/Bash to install face_recognition package. Follow the steps below:

1. Open the terminal inside Pycharm by clicking on the “Terminal” button located at the bottom of the screen.
2. In the terminal, enter the following command to install face_recognition:

pip install face_recognition

3. Wait for the installation to complete.

Step 4: Test the Installation

To test if the installation was successful, follow the steps below:

1. Create a new Python file in your Pycharm project.
2. Import the face_recognition module:

import face_recognition

3. Use the face_recognition module to load an image and find faces in the image:

image = face_recognition.load_image_file("path/to/image.jpg")
face_locations = face_recognition.face_locations(image)

4. Print the coordinates of the faces found in the image:

print(face_locations)

5. Run the Python file and check the output.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed face_recognition package using Pycharm and Shell/Bash. Now you can use the package for face recognition and other related tasks.