Receipt Parser

This project extracts text from an image of a store receipt and converts it into a structured JSON object using OCR and AI.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• OpenCV
• Pytesseract
• OpenAI Python client

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd <repository-directory>

2. Install the required packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Add your OpenAI API key in [main.py]:

   ai_client = OpenAI(
       api_key="YOUR_OPEN_AI_API_KEY"
   )

Usage

1. Add an image of a receipt named receipt.jpg to the project directory.

2. Run the script:

   python main.py

3. The extracted JSON data will be saved in receipt.json.

Project Structure

• main.py: The main script that processes the image, extracts text, and converts it to JSON.
• requirements.txt: The list of required Python packages.
• readme.md: Project documentation.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Credit

This project was created by Tom Shaw