Installation

We provide installation through PyPI or by cloning the project from GitHub.

Install via PyPI

1. Install mrzscanner-docsaid:

   pip install mrzscanner-docsaid

2. Verify the installation:

   python -c "import mrzscanner; print(mrzscanner.__version__)"

3. If you see the version number, the installation is successful.

Install via GitHub

tip

To install via GitHub, make sure you have Capybara installed.

If not, refer to the Capybara Installation Guide.

1. Clone the project:

   git clone https://github.com/DocsaidLab/MRZScanner.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd MRZScanner

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install wheel

4. Create the package:

   python setup.py bdist_wheel

5. Install the package:

   pip install dist/mrzscanner_docsaid-*-py3-none-any.whl

By following these steps, you should be able to successfully install MRZScanner.

Once installed, you can test the installation with the following command:

python -c "import mrzscanner; print(mrzscanner.__version__)"
# >>> 1.0.6

If you see a version number like 1.0.6, the installation was successful.