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Python pil example 'face training'
Functions in program:
def getImagesAndLabels(path):
Modules used in program:
import os
import numpy as np
import cv2
python face training
Python pil example: face training
import cv2
import numpy as np
from PIL import Image
import os
# Path for face image database
path = 'dataset'
recognizer = cv2.face.LBPHFaceRecognizer_create()
detector = cv2.CascadeClassifier("haarcascade_frontalface_default.xml");
# function to get the images and label data
def getImagesAndLabels(path):
imagePaths = [os.path.join(path,f) for f in os.listdir(path)]
faceSamples=[]
ids = []
for imagePath in imagePaths:
pil_img = Image.open(imagePath).convert('L') # convert it to grayscale
img_numpy = np.array(pil_img,'uint8')
id = int(os.path.split(imagePath)[-1].split(".")[1])
faces = detector.detectMultiScale(img_numpy)
for (x,y,w,h) in faces:
faceSamples.append(img_numpy[y:y+h,x:x+w])
ids.append(id)
return faceSamples,ids
print(("\n [INFO] Training faces. It will take a few seconds. Wait ..."))
faces,ids = getImagesAndLabels(path)
recognizer.train(faces, np.array(ids))
# Save the model into trainer/trainer.yml
recognizer.write('trainer/trainer.yml') # recognizer.save() worked on Mac, but not on Pi
# Print the numer of faces trained and end program
print("\n [INFO] {0} faces trained. Exiting Program".format(len(np.unique(ids))))
Python links
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