def image_to_string(im, cleanup=cleanup_scratch_flag):
"""Converts im to file, applies tesseract, and fetches resulting text.
If cleanup=True, delete scratch files after operation."""
try:
util.image_to_scratch(im, scratch_image_name)
call_tesseract(scratch_image_name, scratch_text_name_root)
text = util.retrieve_text(scratch_text_name_root)
finally:
if cleanup:
util.perform_cleanup(scratch_image_name, scratch_text_name_root)
return text
def image_to_string(im, cleanup = cleanup_scratch_flag): """Converts im to file, applies tesseract, and fetches resulting text. If cleanup=True, delete scratch files after operation.""" try: util.image_to_scratch(im, scratch_image_name) call_tesseract(scratch_image_name, scratch_text_name_root) text = util.retrieve_text(scratch_text_name_root) finally: if cleanup: util.perform_cleanup(scratch_image_name, scratch_text_name_root) return text
def image_file_to_string(filename, cleanup = cleanup_scratch_flag, graceful_errors=True): """Applies tesseract to filename; or, if image is incompatible and graceful_errors=True, converts to compatible format and then applies tesseract. Fetches resulting text. If cleanup=True, delete scratch files after operation.""" try: try: call_tesseract(filename, scratch_text_name_root) text = util.retrieve_text(scratch_text_name_root) except errors.Tesser_General_Exception: if graceful_errors: im = Image.open(filename) text = image_to_string(im, cleanup) else: raise finally: if cleanup: util.perform_cleanup(scratch_image_name, scratch_text_name_root) return text
def image_file_to_string(filename,
cleanup=cleanup_scratch_flag,
graceful_errors=True):
"""Applies tesseract to filename; or, if image is incompatible and graceful_errors=True,
converts to compatible format and then applies tesseract. Fetches resulting text.
If cleanup=True, delete scratch files after operation."""
try:
try:
call_tesseract(filename, scratch_text_name_root)
text = util.retrieve_text(scratch_text_name_root)
except errors.Tesser_General_Exception:
if graceful_errors:
im = Image.open(filename)
text = image_to_string(im, cleanup)
else:
raise
finally:
if cleanup:
util.perform_cleanup(scratch_image_name, scratch_text_name_root)
return text