License Plate Detection - OpenCV Python

Detecting License plate using OpenCV (python library for computer vision and image processing) and PyTesseract(python library for Optical Character Recognition - OCR). Image Processing techniques such as Image Thresholding, Canny edge detection and contour detection are used. OCR is used to read the license plate numbers.
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Table of Contents

1. About The Project
   • Built With
2. Getting Started
   • Prerequisites
   • Installation
3. Usage
4. Roadmap
5. Contributing
6. License
7. Contact
8. Acknowledgments

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Built With

• Python
• OpenCV
• Pytesseract

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Getting Started

Just basic understanding of Python, OpenCv and Image Processing is enough to get through.

Prerequisites

• Install Python.
• Install Python packages, by following commands

  pip install opencv-python
  pip install pytesseract
  

• Import the necessary images into the root folder to continue

Installation

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/Praveenterax/license-plate-detection-python.git
   

2. Add the changes in the code, like modifying the tesseract package path and image name
3. Run the file, boom there you go!

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Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement". Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.txt for more information.

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Contact

Praveen Dunga - @praveenterax - [email protected]

Project Link: https://github.com/Praveenterax/license-plate-detection-python

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