On windows pip install dlib gives error - Failed building wheel for dlib

Question

I am trying to run face recognition opensoruce code. I get errors for "pip install dblib" - 1) "Failed building wheel for dlib" and 2) "Could not build wheels for dlib, which is required to install pyproject.toml-based projects".

FYI laptop OS- Windows 10, installed Python 3.11.4, g++ 6.3.0, pip 23.2.1, cmake 3.27.6, Addeded path to the environment variables C:\Users\9500523\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python311\Scripts for cmake.exe and python.exe.

I searched and tried all available solutions, such as pip install cmake, py -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel and pip install dlib -vvv, install MinGW for C/C++, path in environment variables for cmake and pythonbut still same error. Please help!

Answer 1

This solution worked for me

https://github.com/davisking/dlib/issues/2695

Suchir2004 commented on Apr 7

Download the dlib files Link - https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Hip8-llWEm5GN3_u4ibI09unL7xCw0g/view?usp=drivesdk And just copy the path of that file and paste it into the terminal. Stable version is 10 among all files that you have been downloaded from the link

In terminal you just need copy the path of that particular file; there are 4 files the choose one which is suitable for your computer work on windows.