Optical character recognition using Python
Himanshu Yadav, Sudhanshu Ranjan, Vaibhav Singh, Suraj Kumar · 2025
One technology is called Optical Character Recognition (OCR) that converts digital photos or scans into editable text. This technology is crucial in order to extract data and retrieve information facilitating the rapid and effective transcription of digital photos and scanned documents into text. This paper explores using Python as a programming language in developing OCR systems and algorithms. We offer a thorough analysis of the features and drawbacks of the current Python OCR libraries and packages, including Tesseract and pytesseract. We also look at other OCR approaches and tactics, with Python implementations, such as template matching, feature extraction, and the encryption/decryption of OCR-parsed data. Lastly, we demonstrate a case study of a simple Python-based OCR system and assess its results using a representative dataset. Our results validate Python&s;s practical usefulness in real-world circumstances and demonstrate its potential for OCR implementation.