pdf-masking-library 0.1.2

A library for processing PDFs with OCR and masking sensitive information

Aadhaar Masking Flask Project

This project is a Flask application designed to mask Aadhaar numbers in PDF documents. It extracts Aadhaar numbers from the documents and masks them to protect sensitive information.

Setup

Follow these steps to set up the virtual environment and install the necessary dependencies.

1. Create a Virtual Environment

Create a virtual environment named env:

python -m venv env

2. Activate the Virtual Environment

• On Windows:

  .\env\Scripts\activate

• On Unix or MacOS:

  source env/bin/activate

3. Install Dependencies

• Freeze Dependencies: Generate a requirements.txt file to list all dependencies:

  pip freeze > requirements.txt

• Install Dependencies: Use this file to install dependencies in other environments

  pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Deactivate the Virtual Environment:

• When you're done working on the project, deactivate the virtual environment:

  deactivate