txt_extrator

you can extract the text from image to text file

Project Name

Extration of text from image

Overview

you can extract the text from image to text file.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x installed
• Git installed

Setting up a Virtual Environment

1. Clone the repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/xshbi/txt_extrator.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd txt_extrator

3. Create a virtual environment. Run the following command based on your operating system:

   • For Windows:

     python -m venv venv

   • For macOS/Linux:

     python3 -m venv venv

4. Activate the virtual environment:

   • For Windows:

     .\venv\Scripts\activate

   • For macOS/Linux:

     source venv/bin/activate

   Your command prompt should now show the virtual environment name, indicating that it's active.

Installing Dependencies

1. Install Tesseract:

   • For Windows, download and install the executable from https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract.

   • For macOS, you can use Homebrew:

     brew install tesseract

   • For Ubuntu/Debian:

     sudo apt-get install tesseract-ocr

2. Install Python packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

   This will install the necessary Python packages, including pytesseract and opencv.

Running the Project

Ensure that your virtual environment is activated. If not, activate it using the appropriate command mentioned in the "Setting up a Virtual Environment" section.

Run your project:

python app.py