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Face Recognition-Based Attendance System with source code — Flask App — With GUI

Abhishek Sharma
6 min readSep 17, 2022

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So guys here comes the most awaited project of machine learning Face Recognition-based Attendance System. As the name says this project takes attendance using biometrics (in this case face) and is one of the most famous projects among college students out there.

I have tried to make the project the easiest way possible. So without any further due, Let’s do it…

See the working of the project here — https://youtu.be/A_fqShFAS64

Snapshots of our App…

Face Recognition-based Attendance System Home Page…

List Users Page…

Attendance Sheet

Code files for our Face Recognition-based Attendance System

app.py

import cv2
import os
from flask import Flask,request,render_template
from datetime import date
from datetime import datetime
import numpy as np
from sklearn.neighbors import KNeighborsClassifier
import pandas as pd
import joblib

#### Defining Flask App
app = Flask(__name__)

#### Saving Date today in 2 different formats
def datetoday():
    return date.today().strftime("%m_%d_%y")
def datetoday2():
    return date.today().strftime("%d-%B-%Y")

#### Initializing VideoCapture object to access WebCam
face_detector = cv2.CascadeClassifier('static/haarcascade_frontalface_default.xml')
cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)

#### If these directories don't exist, create them
if not os.path.isdir('Attendance'):
    os.makedirs('Attendance')
if not os.path.isdir('static/faces'):
    os.makedirs('static/faces')
if f'Attendance-{datetoday()}.csv' not in os.listdir('Attendance'):
    with open(f'Attendance/Attendance-{datetoday()}.csv','w') as f:
        f.write('Name,Roll,Time')

#### get a number of total registered users
def totalreg():
    return len(os.listdir('static/faces'))

#### extract the face from an image
def extract_faces(img):
    gray = cv2.cvtColor(img, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
    face_points = face_detector.detectMultiScale(gray, 1.3, 5)
    return face_points

#### Identify face using ML model
def identify_face(facearray):
    model = joblib.load('static/face_recognition_model.pkl')
    return model.predict(facearray)

#### A function which trains the model on all the faces available in faces folder
def train_model():
    faces = []
    labels = []
    userlist = os.listdir('static/faces')
    for user in userlist:
        for imgname in os.listdir(f'static/faces/{user}'):
            img = cv2.imread(f'static/faces/{user}/{imgname}')
            resized_face = cv2.resize(img, (50, 50))
            faces.append(resized_face.ravel())
            labels.append(user)
    faces = np.array(faces)
    knn = KNeighborsClassifier(n_neighbors=5)
    knn.fit(faces,labels)
    joblib.dump(knn,'static/face_recognition_model.pkl')

#### Extract info from today's attendance file in attendance folder
def extract_attendance():
    df = pd.read_csv(f'Attendance/Attendance-{datetoday()}.csv')
    names = df['Name']
    rolls = df['Roll']
    times = df['Time']
    l = len(df)
    return names,rolls,times,l

#### Add Attendance of a specific user
def add_attendance(name):
    username = name.split('_')[0]
    userid = name.split('_')[1]
    current_time = datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M:%S")
    
    df = pd.read_csv(f'Attendance/Attendance-{datetoday()}.csv')
    if int(userid) not in list(df['Roll']):
        with open(f'Attendance/Attendance-{datetoday()}.csv','a') as f:
            f.write(f'\n{username},{userid},{current_time}')

################## ROUTING FUNCTIONS #########################
#### Our main page
@app.route('/')
def home():
    names,rolls,times,l = extract_attendance()    
    return render_template('home.html',names=names,rolls=rolls,times=times,l=l,totalreg=totalreg(),datetoday2=datetoday2()) 

#### This function will run when we click on Take Attendance Button
@app.route('/start',methods=['GET'])
def start():
    if 'face_recognition_model.pkl' not in os.listdir('static'):
        return render_template('home.html',totalreg=totalreg(),datetoday2=datetoday2(),mess='There is no trained model in the static folder. Please add a new face to continue.') 
    cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)
    ret = True
    while ret:
        ret,frame = cap.read()
        if extract_faces(frame)!=():
            (x,y,w,h) = extract_faces(frame)[0]
            cv2.rectangle(frame,(x, y), (x+w, y+h), (255, 0, 20), 2)
            face = cv2.resize(frame[y:y+h,x:x+w], (50, 50))
            identified_person = identify_face(face.reshape(1,-1))[0]
            add_attendance(identified_person)
            cv2.putText(frame,f'{identified_person}',(30,30),cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX,1,(255, 0, 20),2,cv2.LINE_AA)
        cv2.imshow('Attendance',frame)
        if cv2.waitKey(1)==27:
            break
    cap.release()
    cv2.destroyAllWindows()
    names,rolls,times,l = extract_attendance()    
    return render_template('home.html',names=names,rolls=rolls,times=times,l=l,totalreg=totalreg(),datetoday2=datetoday2()) 

#### This function will run when we add a new user
@app.route('/add',methods=['GET','POST'])
def add():
    newusername = request.form['newusername']
    newuserid = request.form['newuserid']
    userimagefolder = 'static/faces/'+newusername+'_'+str(newuserid)
    if not os.path.isdir(userimagefolder):
        os.makedirs(userimagefolder)
    cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)
    i,j = 0,0
    while 1:
        _,frame = cap.read()
        faces = extract_faces(frame)
        for (x,y,w,h) in faces:
            cv2.rectangle(frame,(x, y), (x+w, y+h), (255, 0, 20), 2)
            cv2.putText(frame,f'Images Captured: {i}/50',(30,30),cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX,1,(255, 0, 20),2,cv2.LINE_AA)
            if j%10==0:
                name = newusername+'_'+str(i)+'.jpg'
                cv2.imwrite(userimagefolder+'/'+name,frame[y:y+h,x:x+w])
                i+=1
            j+=1
        if j==500:
            break
        cv2.imshow('Adding new User',frame)
        if cv2.waitKey(1)==27:
            break
    cap.release()
    cv2.destroyAllWindows()
    print('Training Model')
    train_model()
    names,rolls,times,l = extract_attendance()    
    return render_template('home.html',names=names,rolls=rolls,times=times,l=l,totalreg=totalreg(),datetoday2=datetoday2()) 

#### Our main function which runs the Flask App
if __name__ == '__main__':
    app.run(debug=True)
  • Line 1–9: We are importing the required libraries.
  • Line 11–12: Defining the Flask App.
  • Line 15–19: Functions that return today’s date strings to use in the program ahead.
  • Line 22–24: Initializing VideoCapture object to access WebCam.
  • Line 27–34: Checking if the required folders are in place or not, If not create them.
  • Line 37–39: A function that calculates the number of total registered users.
  • Line 42–46: A function that extracts the face from an image.
  • Line 49–52: A function that Identifies face using ML model.
  • Line 55–69: A function that trains the model on all the faces available in the faces folder.
  • Line 72–79: A function that extracts info from today’s attendance file in the attendance folder.
  • Line 82–91: A function that adds the Attendance of a specific user in our today’s Attendance file.

Routing Functions:

  • Line 96–100: Our main page routing function.
  • Line 103–126: This function will run when we click on Take Attendance Button.
  • Line 129–160: This function will run when we add a new user.
  • Line 163–165: Our main function which runs the Flask App.

home.html

<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<style type='text/css'>
    * {
        padding: 0;
        margin: 0;
        font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;
    }

    body {
        background-image: url('https://cutewallpaper.org/21/1920-x-1080-gif/1920x1080-Wallpapercartoon-Wallpapers-Driverlayer-Search-.gif');
        background-size: cover;
        font-family: sans-serif;
        margin-top: 40px;
        height: 100vh;
        padding: 0;
        margin: 0;
    }
    table {
        border: 1px;
        font-family: arial, sans-serif;
        border-collapse: collapse;
        width: 86%;
        margin: auto;
    }
    td,
    th {
        border: 1px solid black !important;
        padding: 5px;
    }
    tr:nth-child(even) {
        background-color: #dddddd;
    }
</style>

<head>
    <!-- Required meta tags -->
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/icon?family=Material+Icons">
    <!-- Bootstrap CSS -->
    <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.0-beta3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"
        integrity="sha384-eOJMYsd53ii+scO/bJGFsiCZc+5NDVN2yr8+0RDqr0Ql0h+rP48ckxlpbzKgwra6" crossorigin="anonymous">
    <title>Face Recognition Based Attendance System</title>
</head>
<body>
    <div class='mt-3 text-center'>
        <h1 style="width: auto;margin: auto;color: white;padding: 11px;font-size: 44px;">Face Recognition Based
            Attendance System</h1>
    </div>
    {% if mess%}
    <p class="text-center" style="color: red;font-size: 20px;">{{ mess }}</p>
    {% endif %}
    <div class="row text-center" style="padding: 20px;margin: 20px;">
        <div class="col"
            style="border-radius: 20px;padding: 0px;background-color:rgb(211,211,211,0.5);margin:0px 10px 10px 10px;min-height: 400px;">
            <h2 style="border-radius: 20px 20px 0px 0px;background-color: #0b4c61;color: white;padding: 10px;">Today's
                Attendance <i class="material-icons">assignment</i></h2>
            <a style="text-decoration: none;max-width: 300px;" href="/start">
                <button
                    style="font-size: 24px;font-weight: bold;border-radius: 10px;width:490px;padding: 10px;margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;"
                    type='submit' class='btn btn-primary'>Take Attendance <i
                        class="material-icons">beenhere</i></button>
            </a>
            <table style="background-color: white;">
                <tr>
                    <td><b>S No</b></td>
                    <td><b>Name</b></td>
                    <td><b>ID</b></td>
                    <td><b>Time</b></td>
                </tr>
                {% if l %}
                {% for i in range(l) %}
                <tr>
                    <td>{{ i+1 }}</td>
                    <td>{{ names[i] }}</td>
                    <td>{{ rolls[i] }}</td>
                    <td>{{ times[i] }}</td>
                </tr>
                {% endfor %}
                {% endif %}
            </table>
        </div>
        <div class="col"
            style="border-radius: 20px;padding: 0px;background-color:rgb(211,211,211,0.5);margin:0px 10px 10px 10px;height: 400px;">
            <form action='/add' method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
                <h2 style="border-radius: 20px 20px 0px 0px;background-color: #0b4c61;color: white;padding: 10px;">Add
                    New User <i class="material-icons">control_point_duplicate</i></h2>
                <label style="font-size: 20px;"><b>Enter New User Name*</b></label>
                <br>
                <input type="text" id="newusername" name='newusername'
                    style="font-size: 20px;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;" required>
                <br>
                <label style="font-size: 20px;"><b>Enter New User Id*</b></label>
                <br>
                <input type="number" id="newusereid" name='newuserid'
                    style="font-size: 20px;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;" required>
                <br>
                <button style="width: 232px;margin-top: 20px;font-size: 20px;" type='submit' class='btn btn-dark'>Add
                    New User
                </button>
                <br>
                <h5 style="padding: 25px;"><i>Total Users in Database: {{totalreg}}</i></h5>
            </form>
        </div>
    </div>

</body>
</html>

Source Code

Visit my blog for source code — https://machinelearningprojects.net/face-recognition-based-attendance-system/#Source_Code

How to Run the project

Check out this video for running this project — https://youtu.be/y4lkdSQgr0I

Do let me know if there’s any query regarding the Face Recognition-based Attendance System by contacting me via email or LinkedIn.

So this is all for this blog folks, thanks for reading it and I hope you are taking something with you after reading this and till the next time…

Read my previous post: FLIGHT PRICE PREDICTION WITH FLASK APP

Check out my other machine learning projects, deep learning projects, computer vision projects, NLP projects, Flask projects at machinelearningprojects.net.

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Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma

Written by Abhishek Sharma

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