teraflik / VisionScript

Python script to convert multiple scanned images into a single word document using Google Vision API.

VisionScript

A Python3 script to convert multiple images of scanned text into a single word document using the Google Vision API and python-docx.

Follow the steps below to download, install, and run this project.

Dependencies

Install these prerequisites:

• Python: https://www.python.org/downloads/
• Google Cloud Vision API Access: https://cloud.google.com/vision/

Step 1. Clone the project or download ZIP

git clone https://github.com/teraflik/VisionScript.git

Step 2. Install dependencies

Open PowerShell or Bash and type:

$ cd VisionScript
$ pip install -r requirements.txt

Step 3. Set up your Google Cloud API Key:

On Windows go to Environment Variables and add a new key. Set Variable Name to GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS and Variable Value to the path where the your access key is stored.

Step 4. Store your images and run the script

Copy your images to the images\ folder alongside main.py and execute the script by double-clicking it or typing in console:

python main.py

Step 5. Output is stored in Word.docx