import cv2
import pytesseract
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
# show image function
def show_img(img):
fig = plt.gcf()
fig.set_size_inches(16, 8)
plt.axis("off")
plt.imshow(cv2.cvtColor(img, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB))
plt.show()
def detect_text(image_file, text_area):
"""Detects text in an image and returns it as a float."""
try:
# Read the image
img = cv2.imread(image_file)
# Rotate the image if needed
height , width = img.shape[: 2]
rotation_matrix=cv2.getRotationMatrix2D((width / 2 , height / 2), 0, 1)
img_rotated=cv2.warpAffine(img , rotation_matrix , (width , height))
# show_img(img_rotated)
# Crop the image with given text_area=(left, top, width, height)
(x, y, w, h) = text_area
img_crop=img_rotated[y:y+h,x:x+w]
# show_img(img_crop)
# Convert the image to grayscale mode and apply thresholding
img_gray = cv2.cvtColor(img_crop, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
_, img_bw = cv2.threshold(img_gray, 128, 255, cv2.THRESH_BINARY)
# show_img(img_bw)
# Reduce the brightness and enhance the contrast of the image if needed
img_low_brigh = cv2.addWeighted(img_bw, 1.5, img_bw, 0.0 , -50)
alpha = 3.0 # Contrast control (1.0-3.0)
beta = 0 # Brightness control (0-100)
img_contrast = cv2.convertScaleAbs(img_low_brigh , alpha=alpha , beta=beta )
# show_img(img_contrast)
# Reverse the colors by subtracting the grayscale image from 255 if original digits are in white color
img_reversed = 255 - img_contrast
# show_img(img_reversed)
# Save the modified image for debugging purposes
cv2.imwrite("reversed_image.png",img_reversed)
except FileNotFoundError:
print(f"Error: File not found: {image_file}")
return None
# Use pytesseract to perform optical character recognition on the image
custom_config = r'--oem 3 --psm 7 outbase digits'
text=pytesseract.image_to_string(img_reversed, config=custom_config) #use this line if original digits are white
#text=pytesseract.image_to_string(img_contrast, config=custom_config) #use this line if original digits are not white
# Return the detected text as a float or None if no text is found
try:
return float(text)
except ValueError:
return None
detect_text("test.png", text_area=(200, 190, 410, 65)) # text_area=(left, top, width, height)