title: how to install face_recognition module for python
body: <p>i have installed the cmake but still dlib is not installing which is required for the installation of face_recognition module</p>
  
  <p>the below mentioned error i am getting whenever i try to install the dlib by using the pip install dlib</p>
  
  <pre><code>ERROR: Complete output from command 'c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\python.exe' -u -c 'import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='"'"'C:\\Users\\sunil\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-oufh_gcl\\dlib\\setup.py'"'"';f=getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' bdist_wheel -d 'C:\Users\sunil\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-wheel-2fd_0qt9' --python-tag cp37:
    ERROR: running bdist_wheel
    running build
    running build_py
    package init file 'dlib\__init__.py' not found (or not a regular file)
    running build_ext
    Building extension for Python 3.7.0 (v3.7.0:1bf9cc5093, Jun 27 2018, 04:59:51) [MSC v.1914 64 bit (AMD64)]
    Invoking CMake setup: 'cmake C:\Users\sunil\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-oufh_gcl\dlib\tools\python -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=C:\Users\sunil\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-oufh_gcl\dlib\build\lib.win-amd64-3.7 -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\python.exe -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE=C:\Users\sunil\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-oufh_gcl\dlib\build\lib.win-amd64-3.7 -A x64'
    -- Building for: NMake Makefiles
    CMake Error in CMakeLists.txt:
      Generator
  
        NMake Makefiles
  
      does not support platform specification, but platform
  
        x64
  
      was specified.
  
  
    CMake Error: CMAKE_C_COMPILER not set, after EnableLanguage
    CMake Error: CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER not set, after EnableLanguage
    -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
    See also "C:/Users/sunil/AppData/Local/Temp/pip-install-oufh_gcl/dlib/build/temp.win-amd64-3.7/Release/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "&lt;string&gt;", line 1, in &lt;module&gt;
      File "C:\Users\sunil\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-oufh_gcl\dlib\setup.py", line 261, in &lt;module&gt;
        'Topic :: Software Development',
      File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\site-packages\setuptools\__init__.py", line 129, in setup
        return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
      File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\distutils\core.py", line 148, in setup
        dist.run_commands()
      File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 966, in run_commands
        self.run_command(cmd)
      File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 985, in run_command
        cmd_obj.run()
      File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\site-packages\wheel\bdist_wheel.py", line 192, in run
        self.run_command('build')
      File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\distutils\cmd.py", line 313, in run_command
        self.distribution.run_command(command)
      File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 985, in run_command
        cmd_obj.run()
      File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\distutils\command\build.py", line 135, in run
        self.run_command(cmd_name)
      File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\distutils\cmd.py", line 313, in run_command
        self.distribution.run_command(command)
      File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 985, in run_command
        cmd_obj.run()
      File "C:\Users\sunil\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-oufh_gcl\dlib\setup.py", line 135, in run
        self.build_extension(ext)
      File "C:\Users\sunil\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-oufh_gcl\dlib\setup.py", line 172, in build_extension
        subprocess.check_call(cmake_setup, cwd=build_folder)
      File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\subprocess.py", line 328, in check_call
        raise CalledProcessError(retcode, cmd)
    subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['cmake', 'C:\\Users\\sunil\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-oufh_gcl\\dlib\\tools\\python', '-DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=C:\\Users\\sunil\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-oufh_gcl\\dlib\\build\\lib.win-amd64-3.7', '-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=c:\\users\\sunil\\appdata\\local\\programs\\python\\python37\\python.exe', '-DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE=C:\\Users\\sunil\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-oufh_gcl\\dlib\\build\\lib.win-amd64-3.7', '-A', 'x64']' returned non-zero exit status 1.
    ----------------------------------------
    ERROR: Failed building wheel for dlib
    Running setup.py clean for dlib
  Failed to build dlib
  Installing collected packages: dlib
    Running setup.py install for dlib ... error
      ERROR: Complete output from command 'c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\python.exe' -u -c 'import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='"'"'C:\\Users\\sunil\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-oufh_gcl\\dlib\\setup.py'"'"';f=getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' install --record 'C:\Users\sunil\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-record-89jcoq15\install-record.txt' --single-version-externally-managed --compile:
      ERROR: running install
      running build
      running build_py
      package init file 'dlib\__init__.py' not found (or not a regular file)
      running build_ext
      Building extension for Python 3.7.0 (v3.7.0:1bf9cc5093, Jun 27 2018, 04:59:51) [MSC v.1914 64 bit (AMD64)]
      Invoking CMake setup: 'cmake C:\Users\sunil\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-oufh_gcl\dlib\tools\python -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=C:\Users\sunil\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-oufh_gcl\dlib\build\lib.win-amd64-3.7 -DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\python.exe -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE=C:\Users\sunil\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-oufh_gcl\dlib\build\lib.win-amd64-3.7 -A x64'
      -- Building for: NMake Makefiles
      CMake Error in CMakeLists.txt:
        Generator
  
          NMake Makefiles
  
        does not support platform specification, but platform
  
          x64
  
        was specified.
  
  
      CMake Error: CMAKE_C_COMPILER not set, after EnableLanguage
      CMake Error: CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER not set, after EnableLanguage
      -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
      See also "C:/Users/sunil/AppData/Local/Temp/pip-install-oufh_gcl/dlib/build/temp.win-amd64-3.7/Release/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
      Traceback (most recent call last):
        File "&lt;string&gt;", line 1, in &lt;module&gt;
        File "C:\Users\sunil\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-oufh_gcl\dlib\setup.py", line 261, in &lt;module&gt;
          'Topic :: Software Development',
        File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\site-packages\setuptools\__init__.py", line 129, in setup
          return distutils.core.setup(**attrs)
        File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\distutils\core.py", line 148, in setup
          dist.run_commands()
        File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 966, in run_commands
          self.run_command(cmd)
        File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 985, in run_command
          cmd_obj.run()
        File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\site-packages\setuptools\command\install.py", line 61, in run
          return orig.install.run(self)
        File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\distutils\command\install.py", line 545, in run
          self.run_command('build')
        File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\distutils\cmd.py", line 313, in run_command
          self.distribution.run_command(command)
        File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 985, in run_command
          cmd_obj.run()
        File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\distutils\command\build.py", line 135, in run
          self.run_command(cmd_name)
        File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\distutils\cmd.py", line 313, in run_command
          self.distribution.run_command(command)
        File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\distutils\dist.py", line 985, in run_command
          cmd_obj.run()
        File "C:\Users\sunil\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-oufh_gcl\dlib\setup.py", line 135, in run
          self.build_extension(ext)
        File "C:\Users\sunil\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-oufh_gcl\dlib\setup.py", line 172, in build_extension
          subprocess.check_call(cmake_setup, cwd=build_folder)
        File "c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\lib\subprocess.py", line 328, in check_call
          raise CalledProcessError(retcode, cmd)
      subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['cmake', 'C:\\Users\\sunil\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-oufh_gcl\\dlib\\tools\\python', '-DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=C:\\Users\\sunil\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-oufh_gcl\\dlib\\build\\lib.win-amd64-3.7', '-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE=c:\\users\\sunil\\appdata\\local\\programs\\python\\python37\\python.exe', '-DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE=C:\\Users\\sunil\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-oufh_gcl\\dlib\\build\\lib.win-amd64-3.7', '-A', 'x64']' returned non-zero exit status 1.
      ----------------------------------------
  ERROR: Command "'c:\users\sunil\appdata\local\programs\python\python37\python.exe' -u -c 'import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='"'"'C:\\Users\\sunil\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-oufh_gcl\\dlib\\setup.py'"'"';f=getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(__file__);code=f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' install --record 'C:\Users\sunil\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-record-89jcoq15\install-record.txt' --single-version-externally-managed --compile" failed with error code 1 in C:\Users\sunil\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-oufh_gcl\dlib\
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>can anyone tell me the easiest way to install the face_recognition module for my windows 10</p>