pythonOCR

Sample using OCR in python with PDFs

Samples

Samples are from:
https://idrh.ku.edu/sites/idrh.ku.edu/files/files/tutorials/pdf/Text-searchable.pdf https://idrh.ku.edu/sites/idrh.ku.edu/files/files/tutorials/pdf/Non-text-searchable.pdf

How to use

1. Clone the repo.
2. Go inside the folder.
   cd pythonOCR
3. Create a virtual environment (tested with python 3.6).
   python3.6 -m venv venv
4. Activate the virtual env.
   source venv/bin/activate
5. Install the requirements.
   pip install -r requirements.txt
6. Install tesseract-ocr. Go to the official repo and follow the instructions for your OS.
7. Put the pdfs in the samples folder.
8. Run it!
   python Main.py