https://github.com/sandeepbalachandran/pytheract
Tool for extracting data from files.
https://github.com/sandeepbalachandran/pytheract
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Tool for extracting data from files.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/sandeepbalachandran/pytheract
- Owner: SandeepBalachandran
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2020-10-18T11:33:08.000Z (almost 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2020-12-28T04:35:40.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-30T13:32:49.713Z (over 1 year ago)
- Topics: extract-data, extract-data-from-image, pytesseract, pytheract, tesseract
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 212 KB
- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 3
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
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README
Pytheract
Optical character recognition using tesseract
# Table of contents
- [Introduction](#introduction)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Features to include (Help needed)](#features)
- [Contribute](#contribute)
# Introduction
An application that extract meaningful data from any type of files.
# Usage
*For **end users**.*
Currently in progress to set up an environment
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### Flow
* Upload a file using the frontend.
* Tesseract will extract the texts available in the file uploaded.
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# Installation
*For **developers**.*
### Prerequisites
The application has a number of dependencies. Kindly ensure you have the following installed on your machine:
- [ ] Python
- [ ] Python packages (Complete details provided below)
- [ ] Mongo
- [ ] Mongodb compass(optional , alternatives available)
- [ ] Tesseract
- [ ] Git
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- Python
- [Official download.](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
- Tesseract
- [Offcial documentation.](https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tessdoc/blob/master/Documentation.md)
- [Offcial download section.](https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tessdoc/blob/master/Downloads.md)
- [V5 alpha using in dev machine.](https://digi.bib.uni-mannheim.de/tesseract/tesseract-ocr-w64-setup-v5.0.0-alpha.20200328.exe)
- Mongo
- [Official download.](https://www.mongodb.com/try/download/community)
- Compass
- [Official download.](https://docs.mongodb.com/compass/master/install)
- Git
- [Official download.](https://git-scm.com/downloads)
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### Running the Application
1. Install Python if it is not installed already. Add the environment variables and check version.
```cmd
C:\Users\username> python
Python 3.8.5 (tags/v3.8.5:580fbb0, Jul 20 2020, 15:43:08) [MSC v.1926 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
```
2. Install Mongodb if it is not installed already.
3. Install Mongodb compass. ( Client )
4. Go to Mongo db bin folder and run the server
```cmd
C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.4\bin> mongod
```
It will be available in port 27017
5. Go to compass get in to the db
```cmd
mongodb://localhost:27017
```
6. Install Tesseract
7. Clone the repository
```cmd
git clone https://github.com/SandeepBalachandran/Pytheract.git
```
8. Check into the cloned repository
```cmd
cd Pytheract
```
9. If you are using Pipenv, setup the virtual environment and start it as follows:
```cmd
pipenv install
```
10. Run Flask
```cmd
set FLASK_APP=app.py
set FLASK_ENV=development
flask run
```
It will be available in port 5000
###
# Features
- [ ] Extraction texts from pdf files.
- [ ] Extraction texts from zip files contains both images and pdf files.
- [ ] Get webcam on UI.
- [ ] Capture image/ extract texts from captured image.
- [ ] Using regex locate specific contents . For eg: Email address, Phone number etc
# Contribute
Please check the [**Contributing Guidelines**](https://github.com/SandeepBalachandran/Pytheract/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) before contributing.