Error: pytesseract module is not found

Question

When I am trying to install pytesseract in anaconda prompt. It says " package already installed ". But when I run command " import pytesseract " error show " module is not found "

Answer 1

Did you install PIL/pillow alongside pytesseract? According to this webpage , PIL is required for pytesseract to work.

To install PIL (assuming you configured python normally when you installed it), open up command prompt as administrator and type: " python -m pip install pillow " (without quotes)

If you already have PIL installed:

Is the pytesseract module in the same directory/folder as the python.exe interpreter you are using? If not, is it in the same directory/folder as the program you are trying to import it into?

You should either:

• Drag a copy of pytesseract into the same folder as the python.exe interpreter you are using (your best bet)

• Drag a copy of pytesseract into your program directory (probably your next best option)

  or

• Follow the instructions provided in one of the answers in this thread to import pytesseract from a remote directory (not ideal).

If my answer doesn't work for you, leave a comment and I can try and help further.

Cheers!