[Python] Mediapipe Hands module resolves incorrect path to .task file

I am following the documentation, but BaseOptions seems to resolve the model path incorrectly — instead of using my project directory, it prepends a Python package path.

base_options = BaseOptions(model_asset_path='hand_landmarker.task')
options = HandLandmarkerOptions(
base_options=base_options,
running_mode=VisionRunningMode.IMAGE,
num_hands=2
)


This results in an invalid path like:

C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\site-packages/C:\Users\User\source\repos\JFLewelery_Bot_AI\hand_landmarker.task
Errno 22


Why is the path prefixed with site-packages/, and how can I prevent that? The face/pose models work fine in the same setup.

I also tried using pathlib, but it didn’t help:

task_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2] / "hand_landmarker.task"
if not task_path.exists():
raise FileNotFoundError(f"Model file not found at: {task_path}")

options = HandLandmarkerOptions(
base_options=BaseOptions(model_asset_path=str(task_path)),
running_mode=VisionRunningMode.IMAGE,
num_hands=2
)

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