face_recognition / dlib installation issue on Python 3.13 (Windows)

[Ira-Singh-Parmar]

Hi!

I'm trying to install face_recognition for a Python face authentication project on Windows, but the installation gets stuck while building dlib.

Environment :-
OS: Windows
Python Version: 3.13
pip Version: 26.0.1
Command Used
pip install opencv-python face_recognition numpy
Problem

The installation hangs for a long time at:

Building wheel for dlib (pyproject.toml) ...

Questions :-

• Is face_recognition currently compatible with Python 3.13 on Windows?
• Would using Python 3.10 or 3.11 be the recommended solution?
• Are there prebuilt wheels available for dlib to avoid local compilation?

Any help would be appreciated.