How to extract text from images using tesseract with Python(Tesseract OCR with Python)

In this tutorial, you will learn how to extract text from images in Python using Python-tesseract. Python-tesseract(pytesseract) is an optical character recognition (OCR) tool for python. This tool enables python to recognize and read the text embedded in images.

[coderazlan]

Very good guide and working unlike some other guides thats not easily followed, kudos.

[Ghst_]

I like your style, good stuff brother. Very clear and precise.

[richardzijdeman]

Thanks for this! Note that python3 (pip3) is used for installation, but when testing python2.7.15 is invoked (at 4'25).

[nigelblanchard]

Thanks for these videos on pdf etc very informative to the beginner ( I have been learning Python for a few months now ) it is great to get some practice in PRACTICAL uses and greatly assists overall understanding and you put it over very helpfully.

[MegaLobo]

Gracias, excelente video, disculpa como puedo hacer para detectar palabras en videos. Saludos

[sujanmdsiful]

Super nice and simple tutorial.
Can I use tesseract in django?
I am trying to implement on my website.

[priyankase]

Is it possible to extract table data as well?

[benjpnsmm]

so those app developers who make the image to text apps mostly likely be using tesseract?

[Yash-cugq]

Can we use tesseract to recognize handwritten characters??

[Christian-mndh]

I can't install tesseract-ocr. Im on a mac and instead of using apt-get, I used brew install. Help

[allanchua]

How does tesseract behave on handwritten images?

[diegocaspi]

Is tesseract an offline way to recognize text from images?

[JustLego]

6:01
"some other languages like 'FRANCH' "

[letuyet]

I practiced with an image contains number but it's give me result

[nourhankareem]

Is pytesseract compatible with opencv 3.5 version?

[suryakanth]

bro can you explain me how to take image as input from user

[qweasd]

i do not understand at all what i need to do (

[johnfeldhausen]

I have difficulty getting PIL to install

[podunkman]

Sorry but this software is crap. I have clear image with "HP" letters. After OCR I get "ve" (wtf?!) or, with lang parameter, "R" :-) Abbyy OCR just do it right.