ctu-face 0.1.1

A simple, kid-friendly face recognition library for Python.

ctu_face

A professional, easy-to-use, and lightweight Python library for face recognition. Designed to be simple enough for kids and beginners, yet robust enough for production!

Features

• Plug and Play: Pre-bundled with lightweight ONNX face models. No complex setup or manual model downloads required.
• Smart "Unknown" Handling: Automatically loads bundled random faces to prevent false positives and distinguish the user from strangers.
• Versatile: Supports live webcams, recorded videos, and single image scans out of the box.

Installation

pip install ctu_face

Usage Examples

1. Live Webcam Recognition

from ctu_face import FaceAI

# Initialize the AI. It automatically loads unknown faces for accuracy!
ai = FaceAI()

# Add people you want to recognize
ai.add_person("Alice", "alice.jpg")
ai.add_person("Bob", "bob.jpg")

# Start the webcam! (Use camera_id=1 for secondary cameras)
ai.start_webcam(camera_id=0)

2. Check a Single Image

from ctu_face import FaceAI

ai = FaceAI()
ai.add_person("Alice", "alice.jpg")

# Scan a single image and show the result
ai.check_image("group_photo.jpg")

3. Check a Video File

from ctu_face import FaceAI

ai = FaceAI()
ai.add_person("Alice", "alice.jpg")

# Scan a recorded video
ai.check_video("party_video.mp4")

Requirements

• opencv-contrib-python
• numpy
• tqdm (for progress bars)

License

MIT License