Learning Roadmap For Facial Recognition Attendance System
Learning Roadmap For Facial Recognition Attendance System
Attendance System
Level 1: Foundation (2-3 weeks)
1. Python Basics
Priority: Immediate
Learning Resources:
def get_details(self):
return f"Student: {self.name}, ID: {self.id}"
# Error handling
try:
# Your code here
except Exception as e:
# Handle errors
finally:
# Cleanup code
Learning Resources:
-- Joins
SELECT students.name, classes.class_name
FROM students
JOIN classes ON students.class_id = classes.id;
Route handling
Request/Response models
Dependency injection
Middleware concepts
API documentation (Swagger/OpenAPI)
Learning Resources:
app = FastAPI()
class Student(BaseModel):
name: str
grade: int
@app.post("/students/")
async def create_student(student: Student):
return student
@app.get("/students/{student_id}")
async def get_student(student_id: int = Path(..., gt=0)):
return {"student_id": student_id}
2. SQLAlchemy ORM
Priority: High
Learning Resources:
SQLAlchemy Tutorial
Real Python's SQLAlchemy Tutorial
Base = declarative_base()
class Student(Base):
__tablename__ = 'students'
id = Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
name = Column(String)
JWT tokens
Password hashing
Role-based access control
Session management
Learning Resources:
2. Face Recognition
Priority: Medium
import face_recognition
import numpy as np
def encode_face(image_path):
image = face_recognition.load_image_file(image_path)
face_encodings = face_recognition.face_encodings(image)
return face_encodings[0] if face_encodings else None
1. Docker Basics
Priority: Low (initially)
Container concepts
Dockerfile creation
Docker Compose
Basic orchestration
Learning Resources:
2. Testing
Priority: Medium
Learning Resources:
pytest Documentation
FastAPI Testing Tutorial
import pytest
from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
def test_read_student():
client = TestClient(app)
response = client.get("/students/1")
assert response.status_code == 200
Learning Resources:
Git Handbook
Learn Git Branching
2. API Documentation
Priority: Medium
OpenAPI/Swagger
Markdown documentation
Code comments and docstrings
Week 3-4:
Learn FastAPI fundamentals
Implement basic CRUD operations
Set up authentication system
Week 5-6:
Study face recognition concepts
Implement basic face detection
Create user management system
Week 7-8:
Learn testing frameworks
Implement core features
Begin documentation
Week 9-10:
Study deployment concepts
Implement advanced features
Prepare for production