This repository contains the code for this blogpost.

Kindly ensure you have the following installed on your machine:

• Python 3
• Tesseract
• Git
• An IDE or Editor of your choice

1. Clone the repository

$ git clone https://github.com/ro6ley/python-ocr-example.git

2. Check into the cloned repository

$ cd python-ocr-example

3. If you are using Pipenv, setup the virtual environment and start it as follows:

$ pipenv install && pipenv shell

4. Install the requirements

$ pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run OCR server

$ python app.py

Please feel free to raise issues using this template and I'll get back to you.

You can also fork the repository, make changes and submit a Pull Request using this template.