hand-gesture-recognizer 1.2.0

A library for recognizing hand gestures using MediaPipe

MediaPipe Hand Gesture Recognizer

Overview

A powerful Python package for real-time hand gesture recognition using MediaPipe and OpenCV. Detect various hand gestures and swipes with easy customization.

Features

• Real-time hand gesture detection
• Supports multiple gestures:
  • Fist
  • Open Palm
  • Two Fingers
  • Three Fingers
  • Four Fingers
• Swipe detection (left and right)
• Custom gesture function registration
• Gesture state tracking (appear/disappear)

Installation

pip install mediapipe-gesture-recognizer

Dependencies

• OpenCV
• MediaPipe
• NumPy

Quick Start

from gesture_recognizer import GestureRecognizer

# Create recognizer instance
recognizer = GestureRecognizer()

# Register custom functions for gestures
def on_fist_appear(state):
    print("Fist detected!")

recognizer.register_gesture('fist', on_fist_appear)

# Run gesture recognition
recognizer.run()

Gesture Detection Methods

• detect_gesture(): Identifies hand gesture based on finger extensions
• detect_swipe(): Detects left and right hand swipes
• handle_gesture_states(): Manages gesture state changes

Configuration

Customize detection confidence and tracking parameters in the run() method.

License

MIT License

Contributors

• Umesh Singh Verma
• Ankit Yadav
• Sukrit malpani
• Manan Patel
• Siddhant Mukund