import os print("starting the pruning process") scanning = "sudo scanimage --resolution 300 --mode color -o image.png" os.system(scanning) os.system("tesseract image.png text.txt -l eng") fantasyname = open("text.txt.txt" , "r") fantasyname = fantasyname.readlines() 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")