app.py

import gradio as gr
import easyocr
import numpy as np
from PIL import Image
import torch
import spaces


# Declare reader outside the function (only once)


@spaces.GPU  # Ensures this function runs on GPU
def extract_text(image):
    reader = easyocr.Reader(['en'], gpu=True)
    result = reader.readtext(np.array(image), detail=0)
    text = "\n".join(result)
    print("OCR complete. Text:", text)
    return text

iface = gr.Interface(
    fn=extract_text,
    inputs=gr.Image(type="pil"),
    outputs="text",
    title="GPU OCR with EasyOCR",
    description="Upload an image. OCR runs on GPU using EasyOCR + Hugging Face Spaces."
)

iface.launch()