diff --git a/detect_faces.py b/detect_faces.py
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+import os
+from PIL import Image
+
+def detect_faces(image_path):
+    """Detect faces in the given image path."""
+    # Validate input
+    if not os.path.exists(image_path):
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"The file {image_path} does not exist.")
+    if not image_path.lower().endswith(('.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg')):
+        raise ValueError("Unsupported image format. Please use .png, .jpg, or .jpeg files.")
+    
+    try:
+        image = Image.open(image_path)
+    except IOError:
+        raise ValueError("The image file is corrupted or cannot be opened.")
+    
+    # Face detection logic here...
+    faces = []  # Replace with actual face detection logic
+    return faces