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+import cv2 
+face_cascade = cv2.CascadeClassifier('haarcascade_frontalface_default.xml') 
+eye_cascade = cv2.CascadeClassifier('haarcascade_eye.xml')
+cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)
+while 1: 
+         ret, img = cap.read()
+         gray = cv2.cvtColor(img, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
+         faces = face_cascade.detectMultiScale(gray, 1.3, 5) 
+         for (x,y,w,h) in faces:
+                cv2.rectangle(roi_color,(ex,ey),(ex+ew,ey+eh),(0,127,255),2)
+         cv2.imshow('img',img)
+         k = cv2.waitKey(30) & 0xff
+cap.release()
+cv2.destroyAllWindows()