import os print("starting the pruning process") scanning = "scanimage --resolution 300 --mode gray --format png > 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") fantasyname = fantasyname.readlines() text = open("image.txt", "r").read() print(text) print("------") lines = text.split("\n") for line in lines: dotprint = "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")