Getting started with Python OCR on windows?
Question: I have never used python before, and I am not sure where to start. My goal is
to take image data, of numbers and multicolored background, and reliably get
the correct characters identified. I looked into the tools necessary for this
and I found the Anaconda python distribution which included all the possible
packages I might need for this, as well as tesseract-ocr and pytesser.

Unfortunately, I'm lost in how to begin. I"m using the PyCharm Community IDE
and simply trying to follow this guide:
<http://www.manejandodatos.es/2014/11/ocr-python-easy/> to get a grasp on OCR.

This is the code I'm using:

    
    
    from PIL import Image
    from pytesser import *
    
    image_file = 'menu.jpg'
    im = Image.open(image_file)
    text = image_to_string(im)
    text = image_file_to_string(image_file)
    text = image_file_to_string(image_file, graceful_errors=True)
    print "=====output=======\n"
    print text
    

and I believe the Anaconda distribution that I'm using has PIL, but I'm
getting this error:

    
    
    C:\Users\diego_000\Anaconda\python.exe C:/Users/diego_000/PycharmProjects/untitled/test.py
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "C:/Users/diego_000/PycharmProjects/untitled/test.py", line 2, in <module>
        from pytesser import *
      File "C:\Users\diego_000\PycharmProjects\untitled\pytesser.py", line 6, in <module>
        import Image
    ImportError: No module named Image
    
    Process finished with exit code 1
    

Can anyone point me in the right direction?


Answer: The document you point to says to use

    
    
    from PIL import Image
    

except you use

    
    
    import Image
    

and so the interpreter properly says:

    
    
    ImportError: No module named Image
    

It looks as if you reordered the lines

    
    
    from PIL import Image
    from pytesser import *
    

and that pytesser has a improperly coded dependency on PIL. but I can't be
certain with the code you provided.

