Create a Python Program to Generate an Image with Text and Extract the Text Using OCR

[ashishkurmi]

Description

Write a Python 3 program that performs two operations:

• Generate an image with user-specified text.
• Extract the text from the generated image using OCR.

Functionality

The script should accept two command-line arguments:

• A string of text to embed in the image.
• A filename for the generated image (e.g., output.png).

It should generate an image with a white background and black text using the Pillow library.
It should then immediately run OCR on the image using pytesseract and print the extracted text to stdout.

Example Usage

python text_ocr.py "Hello from Claude Code!" test.png
Generated image: test.png
Extracted Text:
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Hello from Claude Code!

Requirements

Use the following libraries:
pip install Pillow pytesseract

Include error handling for:

• Missing arguments
• Image generation issues
• OCR processing failures

[ashishkurmi]

@claude implement this task and create a pull request.

[claude]

Claude finished @ashishkurmi's task —— View job • claude/issue-3-20250716-0903 • Create PR ➔

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Task Checklist

• Check repository for CLAUDE.md files and setup instructions
• Implement text_ocr.py script with Pillow and pytesseract
• Add proper command-line argument handling
• Include comprehensive error handling
• Test basic functionality
• Add requirements.txt file
• Commit and push changes
• Provide PR creation link

Implementation Summary

I've successfully implemented the Python text-to-image OCR program as requested:

Features implemented:

• ✅ Command-line interface accepting text and filename arguments
• ✅ Image generation with white background and black text using Pillow
• ✅ OCR text extraction using pytesseract
• ✅ Comprehensive error handling for missing arguments, image generation failures, and OCR processing issues
• ✅ Proper argument validation and usage instructions
• ✅ Requirements.txt file with necessary dependencies

Files created:

• text_ocr.py - Main script with all functionality
• requirements.txt - Dependencies (Pillow>=9.0.0, pytesseract>=0.3.8)

Testing performed:

• ✅ Argument validation (missing/insufficient arguments)
• ✅ Image generation (creates test.png successfully)
• ✅ Error handling works correctly
• ⚠️ OCR functionality requires tesseract binary installation on target system