passport-mrz-extractor 1.0

A Python library for reading MRZ data from passport images using Tesseract OCR

passport_mrz_extractor is a Python library for extracting and validating Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) data from passport images. It uses Tesseract OCR to read MRZ text and validates it using the mrz library.

Features

• Extract MRZ data from passport images.

• Validate MRZ data fields, including document type, name, nationality, date of birth, and expiry date.

• Automatic image processing for better OCR accuracy.

Installation

You can install passport_mrz_extractor using pip:

pip install passport_mrz_extractor

Requirements

• Python >= 3.10

• Tesseract OCR installed on your system

To install Tesseract:

• Ubuntu: sudo apt install tesseract-ocr

• MacOS (using Homebrew): brew install tesseract

• Windows: Download the installer from https://github.com/UB-Mannheim/tesseract/wiki

Dependencies

This library requires the following Python packages:

• pytesseract - For performing OCR on images.

• opencv-python - For image processing.

• mrz - For MRZ data validation.

• Pillow - For handling image files in Python.

Usage

Here’s how to use passport_mrz_extractor to extract MRZ data from a passport image.

### Basic Example

This example demonstrates extracting all available MRZ fields from an image and handling potential errors.

import mrz_reader

# Path to the passport image
image_path = 'path/to/passport_image.jpg'

try:
    mrz_data = mrz_reader.read_mrz(image_path)
    print("Extracted MRZ Data:")
    for key, value in mrz_data.items():
        print(f"{key}: {value}")
except ValueError as e:
    print(f"Error reading MRZ: {e}")

### Example of Using Specific MRZ Fields

In this example, we extract specific fields such as the country, document number, and birth date, and print them in a formatted output.

import mrz_reader

# Path to the passport image
image_path = 'path/to/passport_image.jpg'

try:
    # Extract MRZ data
    mrz_data = mrz_reader.read_mrz(image_path)

    # Display specific fields
    print("Country of Issue:", mrz_data.get("country"))
    print("Document Number:", mrz_data.get("document_number"))
    print("Name:", mrz_data.get("name"))
    print("Surname:", mrz_data.get("surname"))
    print("Date of Birth:", mrz_data.get("birth_date"))
    print("Expiry Date:", mrz_data.get("expiry_date"))
    print("Nationality:", mrz_data.get("nationality"))
    print("Sex:", mrz_data.get("sex"))

except ValueError as e:
    print(f"Error reading MRZ: {e}")

Contributing

If you’d like to contribute, please fork the repository and use a feature branch. Pull requests are welcome.

Issues

If you encounter any issues, please report them on the GitHub repository:

https://github.com/Azim-Kenzh/passport_mrz_extractor/issues

License

passport_mrz_extractor is licensed under the MIT License.