The provided Python script appears to be a simple facial recognition attendance system using the face_recognition and cv2 (OpenCV) libraries. Here's a description that you can use for a GitHub repository:
Facial Recognition Attendance System Overview This project is a simple facial recognition attendance system implemented in Python using the popular libraries face_recognition and OpenCV. The system captures video frames from a webcam, recognizes faces of pre-loaded students, and maintains attendance records in a CSV file.
Features Real-time Facial Recognition: The system continuously captures video frames from the webcam, detects faces, and matches them against a predefined set of known student faces.
Attendance Logging: When a recognized face is detected, the system records the student's name and the current timestamp in a CSV file, creating an attendance log for the day.
Dynamic Student List: The list of students expected to attend the session is initially populated with known faces. As students are recognized, their names are removed from the list.
User Interface: The system provides a simple user interface using OpenCV to display the live video feed with rectangles around recognized faces and attendance status.
Usage
Install Dependencies: Install the required Python libraries
using pip install -r requirements.txt. Prepare Student Images:
Add images of students to the "images" directory, naming them appropriately. Run the Script:
Execute the script (attendance_system.py) to start the facial recognition attendance system. Terminate the Program:
Press 'q' to terminate the program and close the video feed window.
View Attendance Records: Attendance records are stored in a CSV file named with the current date (e.g., "2023-01-01.csv"). File Structure attendance_system.py: The main Python script for the facial recognition attendance system. images/: Directory containing images of known students. requirements.txt: List of required Python libraries. <current_date>.csv: CSV file storing attendance records for the current date.
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Dependencies face_recognition: Face recognition library. OpenCV: Computer vision library for image and video processing. Notes This project serves as a basic template for a facial recognition attendance system and can be extended with additional features or improvements.