Update app.py

app.py

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import streamlit as st
 from PIL import Image
 import pytesseract
+import os
 
-# Explicitly set the Tesseract command path
-pytesseract.pytesseract.tesseract_cmd = "/usr/bin/tesseract"
+# Explicitly set Tesseract path, especially for Hugging Face Spaces
+if os.name == 'posix':  # Unix-like OS
+    pytesseract.pytesseract.tesseract_cmd = "/usr/bin/tesseract"
 
 st.set_page_config(page_title="Image to Text OCR", layout="centered")
 
@@ -18,10 +20,14 @@ if uploaded_file is not None:
 
     if st.button("Extract Text"):
         with st.spinner("Extracting text..."):
-            text = pytesseract.image_to_string(image)
-        st.subheader("Extracted Text")
-        st.text_area("Text Output", value=text, height=300)
+            try:
+                text = pytesseract.image_to_string(image)
+                st.subheader("Extracted Text")
+                st.text_area("Text Output", value=text, height=300)
+            except pytesseract.pytesseract.TesseractNotFoundError:
+                st.error("Tesseract is not installed or not in the PATH. Please check your environment settings.")
 else:
     st.info("Please upload an image to get started.")
 
 
+