#🔒 PyTesseract not being imported into IDLE

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dark oak
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I installed pytesseract and ocr, I tried using it in IDLE but it keeps telling me that it cannot find pytesseract even though I created a path for it

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dark oak
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I did get this warning while installing

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after adding that dir to my path, it still doesnt work

umbral belfry
dark oak
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no, just pip install pytesseract

umbral belfry
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try with py -m

dark oak
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so py -m pip install pytesseract?

umbral belfry
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yes

dark oak
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ok wait

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that worked thanks

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what is the difference between pip install pytesseract and py -m pip install pytesseract?

umbral belfry
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!dashmpip embed message below explains it better

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Install packages with `python -m pip`

When trying to install a package via pip, it's recommended to invoke pip as a module: python -m pip install your_package.

Why would we use python -m pip instead of pip?
Invoking pip as a module ensures you know which pip you're using. This is helpful if you have multiple Python versions. You always know which Python version you're installing packages to.

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dark oak
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oh I see thanks so much

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dark oak
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!close

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