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early237
early237

Reputation: 25

Import module error when running os.system virtualenv OpenCV

I'm trying to build a simple Python GUI around OpenCV so I can run facial recognition commands easily. I'm using a Raspberry Pi thus Raspbian to do this

It's a case of clicking a button and an os.system command executes allowing various functions to run.

The issue is with trying to run these functions whilst in the Virtual Python Environment. I need to be inside the virtualenv to gain access to the required modules however I understand every time a os.system command is ran, a new shell is created therefore taking me out the virtual environment.

I've looked into running my functions in one os.system however I still get the import module error.

Something that i assumed would take a few mins to build is taking me days.

Any help on this would be amazing.

Thank you.

Here is my current code:

from tkinter import *
import os
from tkinter import messagebox

# creating tkinter window 
root = Tk() 
root.geometry('500x500')
root.title("Student Attendnace System")



def stillImage():
    os.system("/home/pi/.virtualenvs/cv/bin/activate & python recognize_faces_image.py ---encodings encodings.pickle --detection-method hog --image examples/example_01.jpg")



btn3 = Button(root, text = 'Detect Faces From Image', command = stillImage)
btn3.grid(column=1, row=2)

mainloop()

The idea is to enter the virtual environment and execute another python script with added facial detection arguments.

NOTE: running this in the terminal works fine.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 219

Answers (1)

ybl
ybl

Reputation: 1605

I would use the python from the virtualenv directly:

os.system("/home/pi/.virtualenvs/cv/bin/python recognize_faces_image.py ---encodings encodings.pickle --detection-method hog --image examples/example_01.jpg")

To elaborate a script run using a python executable from a virtualenv will look for libraries relative to the python executable, i.e. inside the virtual environment.

Upvotes: 2

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