Update utility/utils.py

utility/utils.py

@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@ import cv2
 import numpy as np
 from paddleocr import PaddleOCR
 
+# Set the PaddleOCR home directory to a writable location
+
+os.environ['PADDLEOCR_HOME'] = '/tmp/.paddleocr' 
+
+# Check if PaddleOCR home directory is writable
+if not os.path.exists('/tmp/.paddleocr'):
+    os.makedirs('/tmp/.paddleocr', exist_ok=True)
+    logging.info("Created PaddleOCR home directory.")
+else:
+    logging.info("PaddleOCR home directory exists.")
+
 # Load environment variables from .env file
 load_dotenv()