Update app.py

app.py

@@ -2,33 +2,22 @@ import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
-# Attempt to install pytesseract if not found
-try:
-    import pytesseract
-except ImportError:
-    subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, '-m', 'pip', 'install', 'pytesseract'])
-    import pytesseract
-
-# Set Tesseract path
+# Instead of hardcoding the path
 pytesseract.pytesseract.tesseract_cmd = '/usr/bin/tesseract'
 
-def extract_text_from_image(image):
-    try:
-        if image is None:
-            return "No image captured. Please try again."
-        
-        # Verify Tesseract executable
-        if not os.path.exists('/usr/bin/tesseract'):
-            return "Tesseract OCR is not installed. Please install tesseract-ocr."
-        
-        text = pytesseract.image_to_string(image)
-        
-        if not text.strip():
-            return "No text could be extracted. Ensure image is clear and readable."
-        
-        return text
-    except Exception as e:
-        return f"Error extracting text: {str(e)}"
+# Try this more flexible approach
+try:
+    # First try the default path
+    if os.path.exists('/usr/bin/tesseract'):
+        pytesseract.pytesseract.tesseract_cmd = '/usr/bin/tesseract'
+    # Try to find it on the PATH
+    else:
+        tesseract_path = subprocess.check_output(['which', 'tesseract']).decode().strip()
+        if tesseract_path:
+            pytesseract.pytesseract.tesseract_cmd = tesseract_path
+except:
+    # If all else fails, try the default installation path
+    pytesseract.pytesseract.tesseract_cmd = 'tesseract'
 import gradio as gr
 import re
 import numpy as np