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()
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(), "'") 

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")