I need help in using face_recognition. In Windows 11, I am using Python 3.13.3. I am repeatedly getting "Please install 'face_recognition_models'... error when trying to use fact_recognition. Error showing Please install face_recognition_models with this command before using face_recognition: pip install git+https://github.com/ageitgey/face_recognition_models I have face_recognition as well as face_recognition_models installed. C:\Users\@@@@@>pip list Package Version ----------------------- ------- click 8.2.0 colorama 0.4.6 dlib 19.24.8 face-recognition 1.3.0 face_recognition_models 0.3.0 numpy 2.2.5 pillow 11.2.1 pip 25.0.1 These are installed in the appropriate folders: C:\Users\@@@@@>pip show face_recognition 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: ageitgey@gmail.com License: MIT license Location: C:\Users\@@@@@\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313\Lib\site-packages Requires: Click, dlib, face-recognition-models, numpy, Pillow Required-by: C:\Users\@@@@@>pip show face_recognition_models Name: face_recognition_models Version: 0.3.0 Summary: Models used by the face_recognition package. Home-page: https://github.com/ageitgey/face_recognition_models Author: Adam Geitgey Author-email: ageitgey@gmail.com License: MIT license Location: C:\Users\@@@@@\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313\Lib\site-packages Requires: Required-by: face-recognition C:\Users\@@@@@>python Python 3.13.3 (tags/v3.13.3:6280bb5, Apr 8 2025, 14:47:33) [MSC v.1943 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> import sys >>> print (sys.executable) C:\Users\@@@@@\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313\python.exe I have unintalled Python and reinstalled it fresh. I have tried to append the path using sys.append. I have updated the system variables for path. None of these seemed to have any effect on the error. Continue reading...
