pytesser giving import error

Question

I am trying to implement OCR in python. When I run the following code:

from PIL import Image
from pytesser import *

image_file = 'menu.jpg'
im = Image.open(image_file)
text = image_to_string(im)
text = image_file_to_string(image_file)
text = image_file_to_string(image_file, graceful_errors=True)
print "=====output=======\n"
print text

I get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "C:/Python27/ocr.py", line 2, in <module>
    from pytesser import *
  File "C:/Python27\pytesser.py", line 6, in <module>
ImportError: No module named Image

I have a folder name pytesser in my C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages directory and also one named PIL in the same directory which is from the installation of PILLOW.

Edit: I tried the solution at Why can't Python import Image from PIL?. But it doesn't seem to help

Possible duplicate of [Why can't Python import Image from PIL?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/26505958/why-cant-python-import-image-from-pil) — Karin, Aug 13 '16 at 05:10
Thanks. I tried the method mentioned there. However it doesn't help. I guess pytesser is having problem integrating with PIL. Not sure though. — Akhilesh Chobey, Aug 13 '16 at 05:14

be_good_do_good · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-13T05:20:10.740

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As per the traceback, error is not from pytesser in c:\Python27\Lib\Site-Packages, it is coming from C:\Python27\pytesser.py line 6

Can you share the code at C:\Python27\pytesser.py line 6? or debug it by looking at code at C:\Python27\pytesser.py line 6

If you want your ocr.py to use pytesser at C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages (if it exists), please remove pytesser.py from the directory of ocr.py

If it is coded by you, ideally it should be from PIL import Image, not import Image

edited Aug 13 '16 at 05:20

answered Aug 13 '16 at 05:15

be_good_do_good

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I tried opening the file `pytesser.py` in `C:\Python27\pytesser.py`. It is a Compiled Python File and shows the same error on opening. – Akhilesh Chobey Aug 13 '16 at 05:18
Do you mean you cannot open it? – be_good_do_good Aug 13 '16 at 05:20
I double-clicked it and the python command line flashes and reads the same error `ImportError: No module named Image` – Akhilesh Chobey Aug 13 '16 at 05:22
Do not double click. Right click on the file and open it in some text editor (notepad ++, IDLE or any) – be_good_do_good Aug 13 '16 at 05:23
Yes. I tried that. I opened up IDLE and selected `Open`. But the file `pytesser` doesn't show in the browser. Is it because the extension is `.pyc` instead of `.py` – Akhilesh Chobey Aug 13 '16 at 05:29
Yes, please open .py file of it – be_good_do_good Aug 13 '16 at 05:31
The .py file of it is located in `C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\pytesser` which I edited to `from PIL import Image` but it still shows the error. – Akhilesh Chobey Aug 13 '16 at 05:37
Remove pytesser.pyc from C:\Python27 and if you really need it, get new .pyc from the site-packages folder – be_good_do_good Aug 13 '16 at 05:39
I deleted it and now it throws `ImportError: No module named pytesser` error. – Akhilesh Chobey Aug 13 '16 at 05:47
You can copy pytesser.py to c:/python27 – be_good_do_good Aug 13 '16 at 05:56
It worked. I just copied my code file to the pytesser directory `C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\pytesser` – Akhilesh Chobey Aug 13 '16 at 06:22

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