bangla-pdf-ocr

Bangla PDF OCR

Extract Bengali text from PDFs using OCR.

Installation

1. Install the package:

   pip install bangla-pdf-ocr
   

2. Install system dependencies:

   bangla-pdf-ocr-setup
   

   This command installs tesseract-ocr, poppler-utils, and tesseract-ocr-ben on Linux, or tesseract, poppler, and tesseract-lang on macOS. Windows users should follow the on-screen instructions.

Usage

Extract text from the default PDF:

bangla-pdf-ocr

Optional Arguments:

• -o or --output: Specify the output file path (default is input filename with .txt extension)
• -l or --language: Specify the OCR language (default is 'ben' for Bengali)

Examples:

1. Using Default PDF and Output:

   bangla-pdf-ocr
   

   This will process Freedom Fight.pdf and save the extracted text to Freedom Fight.txt.

2. Specifying Output File:

   bangla-pdf-ocr my_document.pdf -o extracted_text.txt
   

3. Specifying OCR Language:

   bangla-pdf-ocr my_document.pdf -l eng
   

Python Module Usage

You can also use Bangla PDF OCR in your Python scripts:

from bangla_pdf_ocr import ocr

# Extract text from a PDF
extracted_text = ocr.process_pdf('path/to/your/file.pdf', output_file='output.txt', language='ben')

# Print the extracted text
print(extracted_text)

Troubleshooting

If you encounter any issues:

1. Ensure Dependencies Are Installed:

   Make sure Tesseract and Poppler are properly installed and their directories are in your system's PATH.

2. For Windows Users:

   • Verify you've installed the Bengali language data for Tesseract.
   • Ensure the tessdata directory contains ben.traineddata.

3. Check Logs:

   Review the console output and logs for any error messages.

4. Re-run Setup Command:

   If dependencies were not installed correctly, try running:

   bangla-pdf-ocr-setup