tesseract-ocrWhat are the system requirements for using the Tesseract OCR?

The Tesseract OCR system requires the following system requirements:

1. Python 3.5+: Tesseract OCR is compatible with Python 3.5 and later.

2. Leptonica library: Tesseract OCR requires the Leptonica library for image manipulation.

3. Tesseract v4.0+: Tesseract OCR requires version 4.0 or higher of the Tesseract library.

4. ImageMagick: Tesseract OCR requires the ImageMagick library for image manipulation.

5. Operating System: Tesseract OCR is supported on Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

Example code

import pytesseract
from PIL import Image

img = Image.open('example.jpg')
text = pytesseract.image_to_string(img)
print(text)

Output example

This is an example of text.

Helpful links

• Python 3.5+
• Leptonica Library
• Tesseract OCR
• ImageMagick

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