Raspberry Pi OS • How can I properly install MediaPipe on Raspberry Pi OS Legacy (32-bit) with Python 3.9?

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to install MediaPipe on my Raspberry Pi 4 running Raspberry Pi OS Legacy (32-bit) with Python 3.9.2, but I've been facing multiple issues.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

Tried installing via pip install mediapipe — no matching version available for armv7.

Tried pre-built .whl from community repos — some lead to 404 errors or fail with ModuleNotFoundError for internal bindings.

Tried mediapipe-rpi4 — installs but gives errors when importing due to missing compiled modules.

I haven’t installed Bazel yet — do I absolutely need it to build MediaPipe from source on 32-bit Pi OS?

Statistics: Posted by harsh_shallya — Fri Apr 11, 2025 5:27 pm

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