tesseract-ocrHow do I extract text from an XML output using Tesseract OCR?

To extract text from an XML output using Tesseract OCR, you will need to use the Tesseract API. The Tesseract API provides a range of methods for extracting text from an image or PDF. Here is an example of how to extract text from an XML output using Tesseract OCR:

#import the Tesseract API
from tesseract import Tesseract

#instantiate Tesseract object
tesseract_obj = Tesseract()

#load the XML output
xml_output = tesseract_obj.load_xml_file('example.xml')

#extract text from the XML output
text = tesseract_obj.extract_text_from_xml(xml_output)

#print the extracted text
print(text)

Output example

This is an example of text extracted from an XML output.

Code explanation

1. from tesseract import Tesseract: This imports the Tesseract API.
2. tesseract_obj = Tesseract(): This instantiates a Tesseract object.
3. xml_output = tesseract_obj.load_xml_file('example.xml'): This loads the XML output from a file.
4. text = tesseract_obj.extract_text_from_xml(xml_output): This extracts the text from the XML output.
5. print(text): This prints the extracted text.

Helpful links

• Tesseract OCR Documentation
• Tesseract API Reference

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