module 'dlib' has no attribute 'get_frontal_face_detector' ERROR

Question

I am trying to use Face_Recognition package on Anaconda, I have installed both dlib and face_recognition library

but when I import face_recognition on my code, I get this error message

import dlib
import face_recognition



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AttributeError                            Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-32-cc760b0b6613> in <module>()
      1 import dlib
----> 2 import face_recognition

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\face_recognition\__init__.py in <module>()
      5 __version__ = '1.2.3'
      6 
----> 7 from .api import load_image_file, face_locations, batch_face_locations, face_landmarks, face_encodings, compare_faces, face_distance

~\Anaconda3\lib\site-packages\face_recognition\api.py in <module>()
     15 ImageFile.LOAD_TRUNCATED_IMAGES = True
     16 
---> 17 face_detector = dlib.get_frontal_face_detector()
     18 
     19 predictor_68_point_model = face_recognition_models.pose_predictor_model_location()

AttributeError: module 'dlib' has no attribute 'get_frontal_face_detector'

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 18 '20 at 21:42

Check this tutorial: http://www.programmersought.com/article/7562877819/

when running the code error: detector = dlib.get_frontal_face_detector() AttributeError: module ' Dlib' has no attribute 'get_frontal_face_detector' or can't open 'get_frontal_face_detector' and so on, because you did not download the face database shape_predictor_68_face_landmarks, you need to download it and unzip it and put it in the folder where your code is located. Face Library Download Link:http://dlib.net/files/shape_predictor_68_face_landmarks.dat.bz2

I have searched within the installed dlib file and I found that face database shape_predictor_68_face_landmarks already exists. reinstalling dlib file has worked for me. — Hind Ahmad, May 19 '20 at 01:12

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 18 '20 at 21:53

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Try the following solutions:

Reinstall the dlib package (pip3 uninstall dlib, then pip3 install dlib
Install dlib from source (works for me. Link: http://dlib.net/compile.html)

answered May 18 '20 at 21:53

milempicki

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Thank you, this solution have worked for me but I had to remove all the dlib files manually and then install it again. but it finally worked! – Hind Ahmad May 19 '20 at 01:09
"pip3 uninstall dlib" didn't remove all dlib's files from your python modules ? – milempicki May 19 '20 at 01:23

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 13 '21 at 16:33

I followed this thread and worked liked charm. Click [here] (https://stackoverflow.com/a/49538054/14945612)! checked on Jul 2021 The problem might be with the c++ compiler (Visual Studio) and Cmake installation. Make sure Command prompt is called in the site_packages folder of the virtual environment you want to install dlib. After installation try to call

import dlib

dlib.version

if this works then the problem might be a typo. You can confirm whether the function you are calling exists from [here] (http://dlib.net/python/index.html#dlib.get_frontal_face_detector)!

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered May 24 '22 at 22:26

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One possibility is that 'dlib' is used as your file name or function name.

answered May 24 '22 at 22:26

O0oo0O

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score 0 · Answer 5 · edited May 27 '22 at 06:40

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Open Anaconda Prompt

First:

conda update conda

Second:

conda update anaconda

Third:

conda install -c conda-forge dlib

edited May 27 '22 at 06:40

Suraj Rao

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answered May 27 '22 at 06:38

Uzaif Ahmed

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module 'dlib' has no attribute 'get_frontal_face_detector' ERROR

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