cutting.py

@@ -1,43 +1,14 @@
 import os
-import calendar
-import time
-
-#-----------------------------------------
-#pruning
 print("starting the pruning process")
-scanning = "scanimage --resolution 300 --mode gray --format png > image.png"
+scanning = "sudo scanimage --resolution 300 --mode color -o image.png"
 os.system(scanning)
-os.system("convert -contrast image.png output.png")
-os.system("tesseract output.png image -l eng")
-fantasyname = open("image.txt" , "r")
+os.system("tesseract  image.png text.txt -l eng")
+fantasyname = open("text.txt.txt" , "r")
 fantasyname = fantasyname.readlines() 
-text = open("image.txt", "r").read()
-text = text.replace(b'\xe2\x80\x98'.decode(), "'")
-text = text.replace(b'\xe2\x80\x99'.decode(), "'")
-text = text.replace(b'\xe2\x80\x9d'.decode(), "'") 
-text = text.replace(b'\xe2\x80\x9c'.decode(), "'") 
-#-------------------------------------------------------------
-#printing
-print(text)
-print("------")
-lines = text.split("\n")
-for line in lines: 
-    dotprint = f'echo "{ line }" > /dev/usb/lp0'
-    os.system(dotprint)
-#for line in fantasyname: 
-    #line = line.split(" ")
-    #for l in line:
-        #if l!="" or l != ['\n', '\r\n']:            
-            #print(l)
-            #os.system("echo '"+l+"' > /dev/usb/lp0")
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------
-#copying
-print("copying the scan")
-current_GMT = time.gmtime()
-ts = calendar.timegm(current_GMT)
-#print(ts)
+for line in fantasyname: 
+    line = line.split(" ")
+    for l in line:
+        if l!="" or l != ['\n', '\r\n']:            
+            print(l)
+            os.system("echo '"+l+"' > /dev/usb/lp0")
 
-# First make a folder, for example called "scans"
-# Then you can use this to write new filenames
-copy_command = f"cp image.png scans/image-{ ts }.png"
-os.system(copy_command)