The examples folder has a [CMake tutorial](https://github.com/davisking/dlib/blob/master/examples/CMakeLists.txt) that tells you what to do. There are also additional instructions on the [dlib web site](http://dlib.net/compile.html).
Alternatively, if you are using the [vcpkg](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/) dependency manager you can download and install dlib with CMake integration in a single command:
```bash
vcpkg install dlib
```
## Compiling dlib Python API
Before you can run the Python example programs you must compile dlib. Type: