title: How to install easy OCR
body: <p>I am trying to install this</p>
  <pre><code>https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR
  </code></pre>
  <p>I have tried installing using pip install easyocr but I keep getting this error</p>
  <pre><code>DEPRECATION: Python 2.7 reached the end of its life on January 1st, 2020. Please upgrade your Python as Python 2.7 is no longer maintained. pip 21.0 will drop support for Python 2.7 in January 2021. More details about Python 2 support in pip can be found at https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/development/release-process/#python-2-support pip 21.0 will remove support for this functionality.
  Collecting easyocr
    Using cached easyocr-1.0.tar.gz (8.5 MB)
  Collecting torch
    Using cached torch-0.1.2.post2.tar.gz (128 kB)
  Collecting torchvision
    Using cached torchvision-0.2.2.post3-py2.py3-none-any.whl (64 kB)
  Collecting opencv-python
    Using cached opencv-python-4.3.0.38.tar.gz (88.0 MB)
    Installing build dependencies ... done
    Getting requirements to build wheel ... error
    ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1:
     command: 'c:\users\fatima.arshad\appdata\local\continuum\anaconda2\python.exe' 'c:\users\fatima.arshad\appdata\local\continuum\anaconda2\lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pep517\_in_process.py' get_requires_for_build_wheel 'c:\users\fatima~1.ars\appdata\local\temp\tmp_bwb7g'
         cwd: c:\users\fatima~1.ars\appdata\local\temp\pip-install-hccohn\opencv-python
    Complete output (22 lines):
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File &quot;c:\users\fatima.arshad\appdata\local\continuum\anaconda2\lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pep517\_in_process.py&quot;, line 280, in &lt;module&gt;
        main()
      File &quot;c:\users\fatima.arshad\appdata\local\continuum\anaconda2\lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pep517\_in_process.py&quot;, line 263, in main
        json_out['return_val'] = hook(**hook_input['kwargs'])
      File &quot;c:\users\fatima.arshad\appdata\local\continuum\anaconda2\lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pep517\_in_process.py&quot;, line 114, in get_requires_for_build_wheel
        return hook(config_settings)
      File &quot;c:\users\fatima~1.ars\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-env-xcaozb\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py&quot;, line 146, in get_requires_for_build_wheel
        return self._get_build_requires(config_settings, requirements=['wheel'])
      File &quot;c:\users\fatima~1.ars\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-env-xcaozb\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py&quot;, line 127, in _get_build_requires
        self.run_setup()
      File &quot;c:\users\fatima~1.ars\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-env-xcaozb\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py&quot;, line 243, in run_setup
        self).run_setup(setup_script=setup_script)
      File &quot;c:\users\fatima~1.ars\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-env-xcaozb\overlay\Lib\site-packages\setuptools\build_meta.py&quot;, line 142, in run_setup
        exec(compile(code, __file__, 'exec'), locals())
      File &quot;setup.py&quot;, line 448, in &lt;module&gt;
        main()
      File &quot;setup.py&quot;, line 99, in main
        % {&quot;ext&quot;: re.escape(sysconfig.get_config_var(&quot;EXT_SUFFIX&quot;))}
      File &quot;c:\users\fatima.arshad\appdata\local\continuum\anaconda2\lib\re.py&quot;, line 210, in escape
        s = list(pattern)
    TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not iterable
    ----------------------------------------
  ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: 'c:\users\fatima.arshad\appdata\local\continuum\anaconda2\python.exe' 'c:\users\fatima.arshad\appdata\local\continuum\anaconda2\lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\pep517\_in_process.py' get_requires_for_build_wheel 'c:\users\fatima~1.ars\appdata\local\temp\tmp_bwb7g' Check 
  </code></pre>
  <p>the logs for full command output.</p>
  <p>Not really sure what the error is about. If I install using the second command it simply says that pytorch doesnt satisfy requirement. I installed pytorch but still same issue</p>