[Python] Specify the image area and apply OCR (monitor automatic recording device)

It can be a daunting task to keep the numbers appearing continuously on the monitor and writing them on paper by hand. For example, there are various monitors such as thermometers, hygrometers, and anesthesia monitors. I want to let my computer do it! How to do it, take a picture of the monitor and OCR? With OCR in the photo, there are many numbers and letters, and it is not possible to extract only the target number. Then, should I OCR only the specified part of the image? Let's make it! !!

I'm assuming windows. Use python. I don't use anaconda environment because I feel that pyinstaller and anaconda are not compatible. I am creating an environment with venv. OCR uses the free tesserocr, so please install it. Japanese data is unnecessary if it is only numbers. For windows https://github.com/UB-Mannheim/tesseract/wiki

The finished version is long, so I'll put it at the bottom. I will write mainly where I stumbled. I stumbled many times when writing this code and was helped by the Qiita article many times. Thanks.

Main logic: Crop the image and perform OCR

Crop the image and OCR.py


import pyocr
import cv2
from PIL import Image, ImageTk
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

# read the image by cv2
image = cv2.imread("C:\\Users\\Desktop\\picutre1.jpg ")

# process the image
img_gray = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)  # convert color from BGR to Gray
img_gray2 = cv2.medianBlur(img_gray,7)              # blur
img_gray3 = cv2.bitwise_not(img_gray2)              #black and white reversal Black and white reversal because the monitor background is black and the characters are bright. Not required if the monitor background is white

# convert from a cv2 image to a pillow image            
image_pil = Image.fromarray(img_gray3) 
  
# crop the image by specifing coordinates  
img_crop = image_pil.crop((200, 639, 273, 689))

# get OCR tools by pyocr package
tools = pyocr.get_available_tools()

# if there is no OCR tools, end up.
if len(tools) == 0:
   print("OCR software not found.")
   sys.exit(1) 

# choose the first tool among the found ocr tools list.  
tool = tools[0]

# OCR!!
txt = tool.image_to_string(img_crop,lang="eng",builder=pyocr.builders.DigitBuilder(tesseract_layout=6))

# check the processed image
plt.imshow(img_crop)

# show the result
print("OCR results:",txt)
if txt=="":
    print("Could not read")

Division of mounting procedure:

1 Create an interface with tkinter 2 Get an image from a webcam 3 Get the coordinates of the number area in the image 4 Cut out the area using the coordinates 5 Image processing so that the image in the area is easily recognized by OCR 6 Apply the image-processed image to OCR 7 Graph the numbers multiplied by OCR with matplotlib 8 Save the number applied to OCR as CSV 9 Make an exe with pyinstaller

A memorandum of where you stumbled or was difficult

1-1 Difficult to switch between multiple tkinter screens ・ Difficult to update values.

Since tkinter is a style that keeps displaying the screen in a loop by root.mainloop () in the function, if the original tk window is open, I will try to put the numerical value obtained in the other window into the original open window. But the value is not updated.

→ Create two functions that open the tk window and connect them with one function. Let func_main open the main tk window, func_sub the sub tk window, and func_chain to connect. First, open func_main. Place a button in it and call func_chain on that button. In func_chain, use root.quit () and root.destroy () to delete the main tk window and then call func_sub. In that case, it is necessary to do root.quit () etc. after the information of the tk window of func_main is inherited by func_chain, so specify it as a global root in func_main as a global variable. Get the value with func_sub and save it in a global variable again. Then, go from func_sub to func_chain, close the tk window of sub, and call func_main again.

1-2 How can I create a dialog asking where to save?

Dialog to ask where to save.py


import tkinter
from tkinter import filedialog
import tkinter.ttk

def askfileplace():
    cd =  tkinter.filedialog.askdirectory()          
    global path
    path.set(cd)     

def func_main():
    global root
    root = tkinter.Tk()
    root.title('Monitor recording tool')
    root.resizable(True, True)

    frame1 = tkinter.ttk.Frame(root, padding=(32))
    frame1.grid()
    
    #create path text
    label1 = tkinter.ttk.Label(frame1, text='Data save destination', padding=(5, 2))
    label1.grid(row=1, column=0, sticky=tkinter.E)

    # create path textboxes
    global path
    path =tkinter.StringVar()
    path_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=path,width=30)
    path_entry.insert(0,path_input)
    path_entry.grid(row=1, column=1,columnspan=2)
    
    # create file dialog
    path_button = tkinter.ttk.Button(frame1,text="Folder selection",command= lambda : [askfileplace()] )
    path_button.grid(row=1, column=3)

    root.mainloop()

2-1 How can I take pictures at regular intervals?

In other words, how to execute while at regular intervals (interval)? How do you add time? It turns out that timedelta can be used for addition. However, when it becomes timedelta type, it becomes impossible to cut out seconds with MYTIME.strftime ('% S') like datatime type. If it is timedelta, will it cut out seconds with MYTIME.seconds?

Turn while at regular time intervals.py


import time
import datetime

# set the interval (seconds) between the actions to take a photo
interval = 30 

while True: 
        cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)             
        ret, image = cap.read() 

        # get time before the process will start
        timestamp = datetime.datetime.now() 

        # define the next timing 
        # Interval (seconds) is added to timestamp. 
        next_timing = timestamp + datetime.timedelta(0,interval)  
       

#A lot of processing is executed during this time. It takes time to process. Especially drawing graphs and saving csv.
        
        # get current time after the process has done
        timestamp2 = datetime.datetime.now()
        
        # calculate the remaining time.
        difftime=next_timing-timestamp2
        
        # extract seconds from difftime
        diffsec = int(difftime.seconds)

        # wait until the next timing        
        plt.pause(diffsec)          

2-2 I can't get the openCV image on the tkinter screen as it is!

First, it was necessary to change the shape of the cv2 image to the shape of a pillow.

Put opencv on tkinter.py


import tkinter
from PIL import Image, ImageTk
import cv2
import numpy as np

cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)     # get the image from a camera. 0 means an internal camera or a first choice camera. 
ret, img = cap.read()         # extract a freeze frame from the image. "ret" is just whether successfully read or not. It is discarded here. 
img_rgb = cv2.cvtColor(img, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)  # convert BGR color to RGB color
image_pil = Image.fromarray(img_rgb)            # convert a cv2 image to a pillow image, in other words, a pillow array. 
    
global root2  
root2 = tkinter.Tk()                                   # create tkinter window named root2
root2.title('choose area')                             # title
root2.attributes("-topmost", True)                    # show tkinter at topmost

global canvas1                                        
canvas1 = tkinter.Canvas(master=root2,bg="black")     # create a canvas named canvas1 within root2
img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(image_pil,master=root2)         # create a tk image from the pillow image 
canvas1.create_image(0, 0, image=img, anchor=tkinter.NW) # attach the tk image to canvas1. Create_image(x, y, [image] ,[anchor])
    

3-1 How should I get the image area?

Let me refer to this genius article. https://qiita.com/hisakichi95/items/47f6d37e6f425f29c8a8 After getting the coordinates, save it as a global variable.

3-2 I want to pass multiple variables to a function with tkinter bind

tkinter's canvas bind only conveys the variable containing the event information to the function, and cannot convey multiple variables other than the event to the function. Then, when you go to the same function from different buttons in the main tk window, you can only get the same reaction. I want to pass multiple variables such as which button was pressed to function with bind. I checked it with tkinter bind multiple variables.

tkinter_canvas_bind_Uninflected word.py


canvas1.bind("<Button1-Motion>", MY_FUNCTION)

tkinter_canvas_bind_Advanced version.py


canvas1.bind("<ButtonRelease-1>", lambda event, MY_VARIABLE : MY_FUNCTION( event, MY_VARIABLE )) 

5 The accuracy of tesseract OCR is poor, is there any way to improve it?

It seems that recognition is bad if the screen background peculiar to the monitor is black and the numbers are white. Through many trials and errors, I derived the optimum tuning for myself. Set the number of pixels to Max of the camera → Set BGR to GRAY → Blur → Invert white and black. The purpose of adding blur before black and white is to reduce white noise in black (characters) when black and white is used.

Image preprocessing for pyocr.py


from PIL import Image, ImageTk
import cv2

cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)               # get the image from a camera. 0 means an internal camera or a first choice camera. 
cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, 1280) # We need a high resolusion image. Width should be 1280 at least. 
cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, 720)
ret, image = cap.read()  

# These image processes are meant to improve the efficacy of OCR                       
img_gray = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)  # covert BGR color to gray color 
img_gray = cv2.medianBlur(img_gray,5)               # blur the image
img_gray2 = cv2.bitwise_not(img_gray)               # black and white reversal
image_pil = Image.fromarray(img_gray2)  

7 The matplotlib graph is not displayed.

I can see it immediately on jupyter notebook, but not from the command line. I want to display a graph with matplotlib.

Solved by casting the following spells. import matplotlib matplotlib.use('TkAgg') import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

9 I'm really bad at pyinstaller. As always, there are errors that are difficult to deal with.

9-1 Many errors when installing pyinstaller (AttributeError: module'setuptools.build_meta' has no attribute'legacy')

pip install pip = = 18.1 --user, I lowered the version of pip. Thanks for this article: https://qiita.com/Anaakikutsushit/items/07f32eb07043e6d98d34

9-2 There is no tesseract OCR data when executing the exe error (no tessdata found!)

Thank you very much for this article: https://qiita.com/bass_clef_/items/1d0f7b987223f9ddc9f6 The solution is to copy the tesseract folder to the current directory, create a folder structure that doesn't make sense, and add the path of that file to the spec file. Why did the person who wrote this article find out that this folder structure should be used? Is it a genius?

9-3 An error (Matplotlib DeprecationWarning: Matplotlib installs where the data is not in the mpl-data subdirectory of the package are deprecated since 3.2 and support for them will be removed two minor releases later. ) Came out.

Solved by dropping the version like pip install'matplotlib == 3.0.3'. Thanks for this article: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/57517371/matplotlibdeprecationwarning-with-pyinstaller-exe

From the command prompt, run pyinstaller --onefile --hidden-import=matplotlib --icon=MYicon.ico --name MYEXENAME MYPYTHONFILE.py

Since the spec file can be created in the current directory, modify the spec file as in the tessdata article above, and execute the following again at the command prompt. pyinstaller MYEXENAME.spec

Below is the whole source.

monitorOCR.py


import tkinter
from tkinter import filedialog
import tkinter.ttk
import pyocr
import time
from PIL import Image, ImageTk
import cv2
import numpy as np
import matplotlib
matplotlib.use('TkAgg')
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import datetime
import csv


#################### function to close the tinker window ####################
def _destroyWindow(root):   
    root.quit()
    root.destroy()
    
#################### function to ask which directly to use for saving csv ####################
def askfileplace():
    cd =  tkinter.filedialog.askdirectory()          
    global path
    path.set(cd)     
    
    
#################### click action while choosing area ####################
def start_point_get(event):
    global start_x, start_y # these are the starting point of the coordinate

    canvas1.delete("rect1")  

    canvas1.create_rectangle(event.x,    # draw a rectangle
                             event.y,
                             event.x + 1,
                             event.y + 1,
                             outline="red",
                             tag="rect1")
    
    start_x, start_y = event.x, event.y

#################### drag action while choosing area ####################
def rect_drawing(event):

    # conditioned actions when the pointer is inside or outside of the canvas 
    if event.x < 0:
        end_x = 0
    else:
        end_x = min(x_pixel, event.x)
        
    if event.y < 0:
        end_y = 0
    else:
        end_y = min(y_pixel, event.y)

    #  overwrite the rectangle 
    canvas1.coords("rect1", start_x, start_y, end_x, end_y)

#################### action after the draging action while choosing area #################### 
def release_action(event,num):
    
    global start_x
    global start_y
    global end_x
    global end_y
    
    start_x, start_y, end_x, end_y = [
        round(n*RESIZE_RETIO) for n in canvas1.coords("rect1")
    ]
    
# these conditions are meant to assign corrdinates to proper variables.
# variable "num" corresponds to the number of the button that is pressed on the interface.
# each button has a link with a variable.

    if num==1:
        global coordinate1_start_x
        global coordinate1_start_y
        global coordinate1_end_x
        global coordinate1_end_y
        global coordinate1
        coordinate1_start_x=start_x
        coordinate1_start_y=start_y
        coordinate1_end_x=end_x
        coordinate1_end_y=end_y
        coordinate1 = str(coordinate1_start_x) +","+ str(coordinate1_start_y) +","+ str(coordinate1_end_x) +","+ str(coordinate1_end_y)
    elif num==2:
        global coordinate2_start_x
        global coordinate2_start_y
        global coordinate2_end_x
        global coordinate2_end_y
        global coordinate2
        coordinate2_start_x=start_x
        coordinate2_start_y=start_y
        coordinate2_end_x=end_x
        coordinate2_end_y=end_y
        coordinate2 = str(coordinate2_start_x) +","+ str(coordinate2_start_y) +","+ str(coordinate2_end_x) +","+ str(coordinate2_end_y)
    elif num==3:
        global coordinate3_start_x
        global coordinate3_start_y
        global coordinate3_end_x
        global coordinate3_end_y
        global coordinate3
        coordinate3_start_x=start_x
        coordinate3_start_y=start_y
        coordinate3_end_x=end_x
        coordinate3_end_y=end_y
        coordinate3 = str(coordinate3_start_x) +","+ str(coordinate3_start_y) +","+ str(coordinate3_end_x) +","+ str(coordinate3_end_y)
    elif num==4:
        global coordinate4_start_x
        global coordinate4_start_y
        global coordinate4_end_x
        global coordinate4_end_y
        global coordinate4
        coordinate4_start_x=start_x
        coordinate4_start_y=start_y
        coordinate4_end_x=end_x
        coordinate4_end_y=end_y
        coordinate4 = str(coordinate4_start_x) +","+ str(coordinate4_start_y) +","+ str(coordinate4_end_x) +","+ str(coordinate4_end_y)
    elif num==5:
        global coordinate5_start_x
        global coordinate5_start_y
        global coordinate5_end_x
        global coordinate5_end_y
        global coordinate5
        coordinate5_start_x=start_x
        coordinate5_start_y=start_y
        coordinate5_end_x=end_x
        coordinate5_end_y=end_y
        coordinate5 = str(coordinate5_start_x) +","+ str(coordinate5_start_y) +","+ str(coordinate5_end_x) +","+ str(coordinate5_end_y)
    elif num==6:
        global coordinate6_start_x
        global coordinate6_start_y
        global coordinate6_end_x
        global coordinate6_end_y
        global coordinate6
        coordinate6_start_x=start_x
        coordinate6_start_y=start_y
        coordinate6_end_x=end_x
        coordinate6_end_y=end_y
        coordinate6 = str(coordinate6_start_x) +","+ str(coordinate6_start_y) +","+ str(coordinate6_end_x) +","+ str(coordinate6_end_y)
    elif num==7:
        global coordinate7_start_x
        global coordinate7_start_y
        global coordinate7_end_x
        global coordinate7_end_y
        global coordinate7
        coordinate7_start_x=start_x
        coordinate7_start_y=start_y
        coordinate7_end_x=end_x
        coordinate7_end_y=end_y
        coordinate7 = str(coordinate7_start_x) +","+ str(coordinate7_start_y) +","+ str(coordinate7_end_x) +","+ str(coordinate7_end_y)

    cap.release() 
    _destroyWindow(root2)  # destroy the tkinter window "root2"
    main()                 # move back to the interface window
    
####################  function to specify the target area  ####################    
def preview(no):
    
    global cap
    cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)                  # get the image from a camera. 0 means an internal camera or a first choice camera. 
    cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, 1280)    # We need a high resolusion image. Width should be 1280 at least.
    cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, 720)
    ret, img = cap.read()                      # extract a freeze frame from the image. "ret" is just whether successfully read or not. It is discarded here.

    height,width,ch = cap.read()[1].shape      # get the image size. "ch" is channel but it is not neccessary here.
    global y_pixel
    global x_pixel
    y_pixel = int(height/RESIZE_RETIO)         # the image is too big to show in tkinter. So, I resized by predifined retio.
    x_pixel = int(width/RESIZE_RETIO)  
    
    img_resized = cv2.resize(img,(x_pixel,y_pixel))         # resize the image to fit tkinter
    img_rgb = cv2.cvtColor(img_resized, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)  # convert BGR color to RGB color
    image_pil = Image.fromarray(img_rgb)                    # convert a cv2 image to a pillow image, in other words, a pillow array. 
    
    global root2
    
    root2 = tkinter.Tk()                                   # create tkinter window named root2
    root2.title('choose area')                             # title
    root2.attributes("-topmost", True)                    # show tkinter at topmost
    root2.geometry("{0}x{1}".format(x_pixel,y_pixel))      # adjest the window size so that it can fit the screen 

    global canvas1                                        
    canvas1 = tkinter.Canvas(master=root2,bg="black", width=x_pixel, height=y_pixel) # create a canvas named canvas1 within root2
    
    img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(image_pil,master=root2)         # create a tk image from the pillow image 
    canvas1.create_image(0, 0, image=img, anchor=tkinter.NW) # attach the tk image to canvas1. Create_image(x, y, [image] ,[anchor])
    
    # Canvas widget to envoke the functions defined previously
    canvas1.grid()
    canvas1.bind("<ButtonPress-1>", start_point_get)                                  # button press action
    canvas1.bind("<Button1-Motion>", rect_drawing)                                    # drag action
    canvas1.bind("<ButtonRelease-1>", lambda event,num=no:release_action(event,num)) # release action. Lambda is used to pass a variable to the function "release_action".
                                                                                      # variable "num" corresponds to the button number pressed on the interface.
    root2.mainloop()

####################  a function when the coordinate get button is pressed  ####################
# this function is meant to destroy the interface window "root" and open the new tkinter window "root2" 

def destroyandcreate(num,path,name,interval,d1,d1c,d2,d2c,d3,d3c,d4,d4c,d5,d5c,d6,d6c,d7,d7c):
    
    global path_input
    path_input = path          
    global name_input
    name_input = name
    global interval_input
    interval_input = interval
    global data1name
    data1name=d1
    global coordinate1
    coordinate1=d1c     
    global data2name
    data2name=d2
    global coordinate2
    coordinate2=d2c
    global data3name
    data3name=d3
    global coordinate3
    coordinate3=d3c
    global data4name
    data4name=d4
    global coordinate4
    coordinate4=d4c
    global data5name
    data5name=d5
    global coordinate5
    coordinate5=d5c
    global data6name
    data6name=d6
    global coordinate6
    coordinate6=d6c
    global data7name
    data7name=d7
    global coordinate7
    coordinate7=d7c
    
    _destroyWindow(root)     # destroy the interface window "root"
    preview(num)             # create the new tkinter window "root2"

#################### OCR function ####################
def ocr(path,name,interval,d1,d1c,d2,d2c,d3,d3c,d4,d4c,d5,d5c,d6,d6c,d7,d7c):
   
    tools = pyocr.get_available_tools()        # check if there is a available OCR tool

    if len(tools) == 0:                        # when there is no tool
       print("OCR software not found.")
       sys.exit(1) 

    tool = tools[0]                            # tools can be multiple. Here it specifies tool 0.  
    
    data1list=[]                               # create a data1 list to stack results
    data2list=[]                               # create a data2 list to stack results
    data3list=[]                               # create a data3 list to stack results
    data4list=[]                               # create a data4 list to stack results
    data5list=[]                               # create a data5 list to stack results
    data6list=[]                               # create a data6 list to stack results
    data7list=[]                               # create a data7 list to stack results
    time_stamp=[]                              # create a time list. This will be x axis of a graph. 
    
    while True:     
        cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)               # get the image from a camera. 0 means an internal camera or a first choice camera. 
        cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, 1280) # We need a high resolusion image. Width should be 1280 at least. 
        cap.set(cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, 720)
        ret, image = cap.read()                 # extract a freeze frame from the image. "ret" is just whether successfully read or not. It is discarded here.
        
        
        timestamp = datetime.datetime.now()                # get time stamp

        hour = timestamp.strftime('%H')                    # decomposition of timestamp
        minute = timestamp.strftime('%M')
        second = timestamp.strftime('%S')
        second = str(round(int(second),-1))                # round the second
        hour_minute_second = hour+":"+minute+":"+second    # this string will be used as x axis of the graph
        
        time_stamp.append(hour_minute_second)              #  append the string to the list named time_stamp
        
        interval =int(interval)                                  # interval is string at first. So we need to convert. 
        timestamp2 = timestamp + datetime.timedelta(0,interval)  # Interval (seconds) is added to timestamp.
        
        if not d1c == "0,0,0,0": # if the area has been choosen, show the rectangle on the image based on the coordinate.
            cv2.rectangle(image, (coordinate1_start_x, coordinate1_start_y), (coordinate1_end_x, coordinate1_end_y), (255, 255, 255), 3)
        if not d2c == "0,0,0,0":
            cv2.rectangle(image, (coordinate2_start_x, coordinate2_start_y), (coordinate2_end_x, coordinate2_end_y), (255, 255, 255), 3)
        if not d3c == "0,0,0,0":
            cv2.rectangle(image, (coordinate3_start_x, coordinate3_start_y), (coordinate3_end_x, coordinate3_end_y), (255, 255, 255), 3)
        if not d4c == "0,0,0,0":
            cv2.rectangle(image, (coordinate4_start_x, coordinate4_start_y), (coordinate4_end_x, coordinate4_end_y), (255, 255, 255), 3)
        if not d5c == "0,0,0,0":
            cv2.rectangle(image, (coordinate5_start_x, coordinate5_start_y), (coordinate5_end_x, coordinate5_end_y), (255, 255, 255), 3)
        if not d6c == "0,0,0,0":
            cv2.rectangle(image, (coordinate6_start_x, coordinate6_start_y), (coordinate6_end_x, coordinate6_end_y), (255, 255, 255), 3)
        if not d7c == "0,0,0,0":
            cv2.rectangle(image, (coordinate7_start_x, coordinate7_start_y), (coordinate7_end_x, coordinate7_end_y), (255, 255, 255), 3)
        
        cv2.putText(image,"Push ESC to terminate", (30, 30), cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX, 1.0, (255, 255, 255), thickness=2) # show text on the image
        cv2.imshow('Anesthesia Assistant', image) # show the video screen
        
        # These image process is meant to improve the efficacy of OCR                       
        img_gray = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)  # covert BGR color to gray color 
        img_gray = cv2.medianBlur(img_gray,5)               # blur the image
        img_gray2 = cv2.bitwise_not(img_gray)               # black and white reversal
        image_pil = Image.fromarray(img_gray2)              # convert a cv2 image to a pillow image, in other words, array.


        if not d1c == "0,0,0,0": # if the area has been choosen, 
            img1 = image_pil.crop((coordinate1_start_x, coordinate1_start_y, coordinate1_end_x, coordinate1_end_y)) # crop the image based on the coordinate 
            data1 = tool.image_to_string(img1,lang="eng",builder=pyocr.builders.DigitBuilder(tesseract_layout=6))   # OCR. Get number from the cropped image
            try: # if the ocr process successes, float conversion will success. Assign the text that I got by OCR.
                data1list.append(float(data1))
            except: # if the ocr process fails, float conversion will fail.Then assign None to the list.
                data1list.append(None)
            
        if not d2c == "0,0,0,0":
            img2 = image_pil.crop((coordinate2_start_x, coordinate2_start_y, coordinate2_end_x, coordinate2_end_y))
            data2 = tool.image_to_string(img2,lang="eng",builder=pyocr.builders.DigitBuilder(tesseract_layout=6))
            try:
                data2list.append(float(data2))
            except:
                data2list.append(None)

        if not d3c == "0,0,0,0":
            img3 = image_pil.crop((coordinate3_start_x, coordinate3_start_y, coordinate3_end_x, coordinate3_end_y))
            data3 = tool.image_to_string(img3,lang="eng",builder=pyocr.builders.DigitBuilder(tesseract_layout=7))
            try:
                data3list.append(float(data3))
            except:
                data3list.append(None)
            
        if not d4c == "0,0,0,0":
            img4 = image_pil.crop((coordinate4_start_x, coordinate4_start_y, coordinate4_end_x, coordinate4_end_y))
            data4 = tool.image_to_string(img4,lang="eng",builder=pyocr.builders.DigitBuilder(tesseract_layout=6))
            try:
                data4list.append(float(data4))
            except:
                data4list.append(None)
            
        if not d5c == "0,0,0,0":
            img5 = image_pil.crop((coordinate5_start_x, coordinate5_start_y, coordinate5_end_x, coordinate5_end_y))
            data5 = tool.image_to_string(img2,lang="eng",builder=pyocr.builders.DigitBuilder(tesseract_layout=6))
            try:
                data5list.append(float(data5))
            except:
                data5list.append(None)
            
        if not d6c == "0,0,0,0":
            img6 = image_pil.crop((coordinate6_start_x, coordinate6_start_y, coordinate6_end_x, coordinate6_end_y))
            data6 = tool.image_to_string(img6,lang="eng",builder=pyocr.builders.DigitBuilder(tesseract_layout=6))
            try:
                data6list.append(float(data6))
            except:
                data6list.append(None)
            
        if not d7c == "0,0,0,0":
            img7 = image_pil.crop((coordinate7_start_x, coordinate7_start_y, coordinate7_end_x, coordinate7_end_y))
            data7 = tool.image_to_string(img7,lang="eng",builder=pyocr.builders.DigitBuilder(tesseract_layout=6)) 
            try:
                data7list.append(float(data7))
            except:
                data7list.append(None)
            
        
        
        key = cv2.waitKey(int(1000*interval/2)) # wait for a key. If Esc is pushed, close the window.
        
        if key == 27:                           # 27 means Esc
            break                               # terminate the process
         
        
        number_of_data=sum([(d1c!="0,0,0,0"),
                           (d2c!="0,0,0,0"),
                           (d3c!="0,0,0,0"),
                           (d4c!="0,0,0,0"),
                           (d5c!="0,0,0,0"),
                           (d6c!="0,0,0,0"),
                           (d7c!="0,0,0,0")])   # get how many variables which will be processed 
        
        # 1st order of if statement is meant to judge whether the matplotlib graph has been written already or not.
        # If the graph has been written already (len(time_stamp>=2)), I need to close the graph first (plt.close) to create a new graph.
        # 2nd order of if statement is meant to catch the number of variables which will be showed in graphs.
                               
        if len(time_stamp)==1:         
            if number_of_data==1:
                fig, (ax1) = plt.subplots(1, sharex=True)
                ax1.plot(time_stamp, data1list,color="blue")    # x is timestamp list. y is data1list.
                ax1.set_title(d1)                               # set title
                fig.autofmt_xdate(rotation=45)                  # rotate the x axis
            elif number_of_data==2:           
                fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(2, sharex=True)
                ax1.plot(time_stamp, data1list,color="blue")
                ax1.set_title(d1)
                ax2.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax2.set_title(d2)    
                fig.autofmt_xdate(rotation=45)
            elif number_of_data==3:
                fig, (ax1, ax2,ax3) = plt.subplots(3, sharex=True)
                ax1.plot(time_stamp, data1list,color="blue")
                ax1.set_title(d1)
                ax2.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax2.set_title(d2)
                ax3.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax3.set_title(d3)    
                fig.autofmt_xdate(rotation=45)
            elif number_of_data==4:
                fig, (ax1, ax2,ax3,ax4) = plt.subplots(4, sharex=True)
                ax1.plot(time_stamp, data1list,color="blue")
                ax1.set_title(d1)
                ax2.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax2.set_title(d2)
                ax3.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax3.set_title(d3)
                ax4.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax4.set_title(d4)    
                fig.autofmt_xdate(rotation=45)
            elif number_of_data==5:
                fig, (ax1, ax2,ax3,ax4,ax5) = plt.subplots(5, sharex=True)
                ax1.plot(time_stamp, data1list,color="blue")
                ax1.set_title(d1)
                ax2.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax2.set_title(d2)
                ax3.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax3.set_title(d3)
                ax4.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax4.set_title(d4)
                ax5.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax5.set_title(d5) 
                fig.autofmt_xdate(rotation=45)
            elif number_of_data==6:
                fig, (ax1, ax2,ax3,ax4,ax5,ax6) = plt.subplots(6, sharex=True)
                ax1.plot(time_stamp, data1list,color="blue")
                ax1.set_title(d1)
                ax2.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax2.set_title(d2)
                ax3.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax3.set_title(d3)
                ax4.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax4.set_title(d4)
                ax5.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax5.set_title(d5)
                ax6.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax6.set_title(d6)     
                fig.autofmt_xdate(rotation=45)
            elif number_of_data==7:
                fig, (ax1, ax2,ax3,ax4,ax5,ax6,ax7) = plt.subplots(7, sharex=True)
                ax1.plot(time_stamp, data1list,color="blue")
                ax1.set_title(d1)
                ax2.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax2.set_title(d2)
                ax3.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax3.set_title(d3)
                ax4.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax4.set_title(d4)
                ax5.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax5.set_title(d5)
                ax6.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax6.set_title(d6)
                ax7.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax7.set_title(d7)      
                fig.autofmt_xdate(rotation=45)
        else:
            plt.close()
            if number_of_data==1:
                fig, (ax1) = plt.subplots(1, sharex=True)
                ax1.plot(time_stamp, data1list,color="blue")
                ax1.set_title(d1) 
                fig.autofmt_xdate(rotation=45)
            elif number_of_data==2:           
                fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(2, sharex=True)
                ax1.plot(time_stamp, data1list,color="blue")
                ax1.set_title(d1)
                ax2.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax2.set_title(d2)    
                fig.autofmt_xdate(rotation=45)
            elif number_of_data==3:
                fig, (ax1, ax2,ax3) = plt.subplots(3, sharex=True)
                ax1.plot(time_stamp, data1list,color="blue")
                ax1.set_title(d1)
                ax2.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax2.set_title(d2)
                ax3.plot(time_stamp, data3list,color="blue")
                ax3.set_title(d3)    
                fig.autofmt_xdate(rotation=45)
            elif number_of_data==4:
                fig, (ax1, ax2,ax3,ax4) = plt.subplots(4, sharex=True)
                ax1.plot(time_stamp, data1list,color="blue")
                ax1.set_title(d1)
                ax2.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax2.set_title(d2)
                ax3.plot(time_stamp, data3list,color="blue")
                ax3.set_title(d3)
                ax4.plot(time_stamp, data4list,color="blue")
                ax4.set_title(d4)    
                fig.autofmt_xdate(rotation=45)
            elif number_of_data==5:
                fig, (ax1, ax2,ax3,ax4,ax5) = plt.subplots(5, sharex=True)
                ax1.plot(time_stamp, data1list,color="blue")
                ax1.set_title(d1)
                ax2.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax2.set_title(d2)
                ax3.plot(time_stamp, data3list,color="blue")
                ax3.set_title(d3)
                ax4.plot(time_stamp, data4list,color="blue")
                ax4.set_title(d4)
                ax5.plot(time_stamp, data5list,color="blue")
                ax5.set_title(d5) 
                fig.autofmt_xdate(rotation=45)
            elif number_of_data==6:
                fig, (ax1, ax2,ax3,ax4,ax5,ax6) = plt.subplots(6, sharex=True)
                ax1.plot(time_stamp, data1list,color="blue")
                ax1.set_title(d1)
                ax2.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax2.set_title(d2)
                ax3.plot(time_stamp, data3list,color="blue")
                ax3.set_title(d3)
                ax4.plot(time_stamp, data4list,color="blue")
                ax4.set_title(d4)
                ax5.plot(time_stamp, data5list,color="blue")
                ax5.set_title(d5)
                ax6.plot(time_stamp, data6list,color="blue")
                ax6.set_title(d6)     
                fig.autofmt_xdate(rotation=45)
            elif number_of_data==7:
                fig, (ax1, ax2,ax3,ax4,ax5,ax6,ax7) = plt.subplots(7, sharex=True)
                ax1.plot(time_stamp, data1list,color="blue")
                ax1.set_title(d1)
                ax2.plot(time_stamp, data2list,color="blue")
                ax2.set_title(d2)
                ax3.plot(time_stamp, data3list,color="blue")
                ax3.set_title(d3)
                ax4.plot(time_stamp, data4list,color="blue")
                ax4.set_title(d4)
                ax5.plot(time_stamp, data5list,color="blue")
                ax5.set_title(d5)
                ax6.plot(time_stamp, data6list,color="blue")
                ax6.set_title(d6)
                ax7.plot(time_stamp, data7list,color="blue")
                ax7.set_title(d7)      
                fig.autofmt_xdate(rotation=45)
        
        # write CSV file with resutls
        with open('{0}\\{1}.csv'.format(path,name), 'w',newline="") as f:
            writer = csv.writer(f)
            writer.writerow(["Time",d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7])            # set column names
                
            if number_of_data==1:
                for i in range(len(data1list)):
                    writer.writerow([time_stamp[i],data1list[i],0,0,0,0,0,0])
            elif number_of_data==2:
                for i in range(len(data1list)):
                    writer.writerow([time_stamp[i],data1list[i],data2list[i],0,0,0,0,0])            
            elif number_of_data==3:
                for i in range(len(data1list)):
                    writer.writerow([time_stamp[i],data1list[i],data2list[i] ,data3list[i],0,0,0,0])  
            elif number_of_data==4:
                for i in range(len(data1list)):
                    writer.writerow([time_stamp[i],data1list[i],data2list[i] ,data3list[i] ,data4list[i],0,0,0])  
            elif number_of_data==5:
                for i in range(len(data1list)):
                    writer.writerow([time_stamp[i],data1list[i],data2list[i] ,data3list[i] ,data4list[i] ,data5list[i] ,0,0])  
            elif number_of_data==6:
                for i in range(len(data1list)):
                    writer.writerow([time_stamp[i],data1list[i],data2list[i] ,data3list[i] ,data4list[i] ,data5list[i] ,data6list[i] ,0])  
            elif number_of_data==7:
                for i in range(len(data1list)):
                    writer.writerow([time_stamp[i],data1list[i],data2list[i] ,data3list[i] ,data4list[i] ,data5list[i] ,data6list[i] ,data7list[i]])
        
        # calculate the seconds remaining to the next roop
        timestamp3 = datetime.datetime.now()   # get time
        difftime=timestamp2-timestamp3         # calculate the remaining time.
        diffsec = int(difftime.seconds)        # get seconds
        plt.pause(diffsec)                     # wait for remaining seconds
            
    cap.release()            # releas the image capture from the camera
    cv2.destroyAllWindows()  # destroy the cv2 window
    
#################### function to create a interface ####################

def main():
    
    global root
    
    root = tkinter.Tk()
    root.title('Monitor recording tool')
    root.resizable(True, True)

    frame1 = tkinter.ttk.Frame(root, padding=(32))
    frame1.grid()
    
    #create path text
    label1 = tkinter.ttk.Label(frame1, text='Data save destination', padding=(5, 2))
    label1.grid(row=1, column=0, sticky=tkinter.E)

    # create path textboxes
    global path
    path =tkinter.StringVar()
    path_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=path,width=30)
    path_entry.insert(0,path_input)
    path_entry.grid(row=1, column=1,columnspan=2)
    
    # create file dialog
    path_button = tkinter.ttk.Button(frame1,text="Folder selection",command= lambda : [askfileplace()] )
    path_button.grid(row=1, column=3)
    
    # create patient text
    label2 = tkinter.ttk.Label(frame1, text='Patient name', padding=(5, 2))
    label2.grid(row=3, column=0, sticky=tkinter.E)
    
    # create patient textboxes
    name = tkinter.StringVar()
    name_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=name,width=30)
    name_entry.insert(0,name_input)
    name_entry.grid(row=3, column=1,columnspan=2)
    
    # create interval text
    label10 = tkinter.ttk.Label(frame1, text='Shooting interval (seconds)', padding=(5, 2))
    label10.grid(row=4, column=0, sticky=tkinter.E)
    
    # create patient textboxes
    interval = tkinter.StringVar()
    interval_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=interval,width=30)
    interval_entry.insert(0,interval_input)
    interval_entry.grid(row=4, column=1,columnspan=2)
 
    # create data 1
    label3 = tkinter.ttk.Label(frame1, text='Acquired data 1 (alphabet only)')
    label3.grid(row=5, column=0,pady=20)

    # create data1 name textbox
    target1 = tkinter.StringVar()
    tagert1_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=target1,width=20)
    tagert1_entry.insert(0,data1name)
    tagert1_entry.grid(row=5, column=1)
     
    # create data1 coordinate textbox
    global target1_coord
    target1_coord = tkinter.StringVar()
    target1_coord_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=target1_coord,width=20) 
    target1_coord_entry.insert(0,coordinate1)
    target1_coord_entry.configure(state="disabled")
    target1_coord_entry.grid(row=5, column=2)
    
    # create data1 coordinate get button
    target1_coord_button = tkinter.ttk.Button(frame1, text='Get coordinates',command= lambda : [destroyandcreate(1,path.get(),
                                                                                                       name.get(),
                                                                                                       interval.get(),
                                                                                                       target1.get(),
                                                                                                       target1_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target2.get(),
                                                                                                       target2_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target3.get(),
                                                                                                       target3_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target4.get(),
                                                                                                       target4_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target5.get(),
                                                                                                       target5_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target6.get(),
                                                                                                       target6_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target7.get(),
                                                                                                       target7_coord.get())] )
    target1_coord_button.grid(row=5,column=3,padx=20)
    
    # create data 2
    label4 = tkinter.ttk.Label(frame1, text='Acquired data 2 (alphabet only)')
    label4.grid(row=6, column=0,pady=20)

    # create data2 name textbox
    target2 = tkinter.StringVar()
    tagert2_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=target2,width=20)
    tagert2_entry.insert(0,data2name)
    tagert2_entry.grid(row=6, column=1)
     
    # create data2 coordinate textbox
    global target2_coord
    target2_coord = tkinter.StringVar()
    target2_coord_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=target2_coord,width=20) 
    target2_coord_entry.insert(0,coordinate2)
    target2_coord_entry.configure(state="disabled")
    target2_coord_entry.grid(row=6, column=2)
    
    # create data2 coordinate get button
    target2_coord_button = tkinter.ttk.Button(frame1, text='Get coordinates',command= lambda : [destroyandcreate(2,path.get(),
                                                                                                       name.get(),
                                                                                                       interval.get(),
                                                                                                       target1.get(),
                                                                                                       target1_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target2.get(),
                                                                                                       target2_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target3.get(),
                                                                                                       target3_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target4.get(),
                                                                                                       target4_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target5.get(),
                                                                                                       target5_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target6.get(),
                                                                                                       target6_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target7.get(),
                                                                                                       target7_coord.get())] )
    target2_coord_button.grid(row=6, column=3,padx=20)
    
     # create data 3
    label5 = tkinter.ttk.Label(frame1, text='Acquired data 3 (alphabet only)')
    label5.grid(row=7, column=0,pady=20)

    # create data3 name textbox
    target3 = tkinter.StringVar()
    tagert3_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=target3,width=20)
    tagert3_entry.insert(0,data3name)
    tagert3_entry.grid(row=7, column=1)
     
    # create data3 coordinate textbox
    global target3_coord
    target3_coord = tkinter.StringVar()
    target3_coord_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=target3_coord,width=20) 
    target3_coord_entry.insert(0,coordinate3)
    target3_coord_entry.configure(state="disabled")
    target3_coord_entry.grid(row=7, column=2)
    
    # create data3 coordinate get button
    target3_coord_button = tkinter.ttk.Button(frame1, text='Get coordinates',command= lambda : [destroyandcreate(3,path.get(),
                                                                                                       name.get(),
                                                                                                       interval.get(),
                                                                                                       target1.get(),
                                                                                                       target1_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target2.get(),
                                                                                                       target2_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target3.get(),
                                                                                                       target3_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target4.get(),
                                                                                                       target4_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target5.get(),
                                                                                                       target5_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target6.get(),
                                                                                                       target6_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target7.get(),
                                                                                                       target7_coord.get())] )
    target3_coord_button.grid(row=7, column=3,padx=20)
                                              
     # create data 4
    label6 = tkinter.ttk.Label(frame1, text='Acquired data 4 (alphabet only)')
    label6.grid(row=8,column=0,pady=20)

    # create data4 name textbox
    target4 = tkinter.StringVar()
    tagert4_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=target4,width=20)
    tagert4_entry.insert(0,data4name)
    tagert4_entry.grid(row=8, column=1)
     
    # create data4 coordinate textbox
    global target4_coord
    target4_coord = tkinter.StringVar()
    target4_coord_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=target4_coord,width=20) 
    target4_coord_entry.insert(0,coordinate4)
    target4_coord_entry.configure(state="disabled")
    target4_coord_entry.grid(row=8, column=2)
    
    # create data4 coordinate get button
    target4_coord_button = tkinter.ttk.Button(frame1, text='Get coordinates',command= lambda : [destroyandcreate(4,path.get(),
                                                                                                       name.get(),
                                                                                                       interval.get(),
                                                                                                       target1.get(),
                                                                                                       target1_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target2.get(),
                                                                                                       target2_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target3.get(),
                                                                                                       target3_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target4.get(),
                                                                                                       target4_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target5.get(),
                                                                                                       target5_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target6.get(),
                                                                                                       target6_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target7.get(),
                                                                                                       target7_coord.get())] )
    target4_coord_button.grid(row=8, column=3,padx=20)

     # create data 5
    label7 = tkinter.ttk.Label(frame1, text='Acquired data 5 (alphabet only)')
    label7.grid(row=9, column=0,pady=20)

    # create data5 name textbox
    target5 = tkinter.StringVar()
    tagert5_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=target5,width=20)
    tagert5_entry.insert(0,data5name)
    tagert5_entry.grid(row=9, column=1)
     
    # create data5 coordinate textbox
    global target5_coord
    target5_coord = tkinter.StringVar()
    target5_coord_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=target5_coord,width=20) 
    target5_coord_entry.insert(0,coordinate5)
    target5_coord_entry.configure(state="disabled")
    target5_coord_entry.grid(row=9, column=2)
    
    # create data5 coordinate get button
    target5_coord_button = tkinter.ttk.Button(frame1, text='Get coordinates',command= lambda : [destroyandcreate(5,path.get(),
                                                                                                       name.get(),
                                                                                                       interval.get(),
                                                                                                       target1.get(),
                                                                                                       target1_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target2.get(),
                                                                                                       target2_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target3.get(),
                                                                                                       target3_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target4.get(),
                                                                                                       target4_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target5.get(),
                                                                                                       target5_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target6.get(),
                                                                                                       target6_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target7.get(),
                                                                                                       target7_coord.get())] )
    target5_coord_button.grid(row=9, column=3,padx=20)

     # create data 6
    label8 = tkinter.ttk.Label(frame1, text='Acquired data 6 (alphabet only)')
    label8.grid(row=10, column=0,pady=20)

    # create data6 name textbox
    target6 = tkinter.StringVar()
    tagert6_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=target6,width=20)
    tagert6_entry.insert(0,data6name)
    tagert6_entry.grid(row=10, column=1)
     
    # create data6 coordinate textbox
    global target6_coord
    target6_coord = tkinter.StringVar()
    target6_coord_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=target6_coord,width=20) 
    target6_coord_entry.insert(0,coordinate6)
    target6_coord_entry.configure(state="disabled")
    target6_coord_entry.grid(row=10, column=2)
    
    # create data6 coordinate get button
    target6_coord_button = tkinter.ttk.Button(frame1, text='Get coordinates',command= lambda : [destroyandcreate(6,path.get(),
                                                                                                       name.get(),
                                                                                                       interval.get(),
                                                                                                       target1.get(),
                                                                                                       target1_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target2.get(),
                                                                                                       target2_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target3.get(),
                                                                                                       target3_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target4.get(),
                                                                                                       target4_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target5.get(),
                                                                                                       target5_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target6.get(),
                                                                                                       target6_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target7.get(),
                                                                                                       target7_coord.get())] )
    target6_coord_button.grid(row=10, column=3,padx=20)

     # create data 7
    label9 = tkinter.ttk.Label(frame1, text='Acquired data 7 (alphabet only)')
    label9.grid(row=11, column=0,pady=20)

    # create data7 name textbox
    target7 = tkinter.StringVar()
    tagert7_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=target7,width=20)
    tagert7_entry.insert(0,data7name)
    tagert7_entry.grid(row=11, column=1)
     
    # create data7 coordinate textbox
    global target7_coord
    target7_coord = tkinter.StringVar()
    target7_coord_entry = tkinter.ttk.Entry(frame1,textvariable=target7_coord,width=20) 
    target7_coord_entry.insert(0,coordinate7)
    target7_coord_entry.configure(state="disabled")
    target7_coord_entry.grid(row=11, column=2)
    
    # create data7 coordinate get button
    target7_coord_button = tkinter.ttk.Button(frame1, text='Get coordinates',command= lambda : [destroyandcreate(7,path.get(),
                                                                                                       name.get(),
                                                                                                       interval.get(),
                                                                                                       target1.get(),
                                                                                                       target1_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target2.get(),
                                                                                                       target2_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target3.get(),
                                                                                                       target3_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target4.get(),
                                                                                                       target4_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target5.get(),
                                                                                                       target5_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target6.get(),
                                                                                                       target6_coord.get(),
                                                                                                       target7.get(),
                                                                                                       target7_coord.get())] )
    target7_coord_button.grid(row=9, column=3,padx=20)
    
    #Start shooting button
    button = tkinter.ttk.Button(
        frame1, text='Start shooting',
        width = 20,
        command= lambda : [ocr(path.get(),
                               name.get(),
                               interval.get(),
                               target1.get(),
                               target1_coord.get(),
                               target2.get(),
                               target2_coord.get(),
                               target3.get(),
                               target3_coord.get(),
                               target4.get(),
                               target4_coord.get(),
                               target5.get(),
                               target5_coord.get(),
                               target6.get(),
                               target6_coord.get(),
                               target7.get(),
                               target7_coord.get())] )
                              
    
    button.grid(row=12, column=1)
    
    #Exit button
    button2 = tkinter.ttk.Button(frame1, text='End',width = 20,command= lambda : [_destroyWindow(root)])
    button2.grid(row=12, column=2)

    root.mainloop()

#################### initial parameters ####################

coordinate1_start_x=0
coordinate1_start_y=0
coordinate1_end_x=0
coordinate1_end_y=0
coordinate1 = str(coordinate1_start_x) +","+ str(coordinate1_start_y) +","+ str(coordinate1_end_x) +","+ str(coordinate1_end_y)
coordinate2_start_x=0
coordinate2_start_y=0
coordinate2_end_x=0
coordinate2_end_y=0
coordinate2 = str(coordinate1_start_x) +","+ str(coordinate1_start_y) +","+ str(coordinate1_end_x) +","+ str(coordinate1_end_y)
coordinate3_start_x=0
coordinate3_start_y=0
coordinate3_end_x=0
coordinate3_end_y=0
coordinate3 = str(coordinate1_start_x) +","+ str(coordinate1_start_y) +","+ str(coordinate1_end_x) +","+ str(coordinate1_end_y)
coordinate4_start_x=0
coordinate4_start_y=0
coordinate4_end_x=0
coordinate4_end_y=0
coordinate4 = str(coordinate1_start_x) +","+ str(coordinate1_start_y) +","+ str(coordinate1_end_x) +","+ str(coordinate1_end_y)
coordinate5_start_x=0
coordinate5_start_y=0
coordinate5_end_x=0
coordinate5_end_y=0
coordinate5 = str(coordinate1_start_x) +","+ str(coordinate1_start_y) +","+ str(coordinate1_end_x) +","+ str(coordinate1_end_y)
coordinate6_start_x=0
coordinate6_start_y=0
coordinate6_end_x=0
coordinate6_end_y=0
coordinate6 = str(coordinate1_start_x) +","+ str(coordinate1_start_y) +","+ str(coordinate1_end_x) +","+ str(coordinate1_end_y)  
coordinate7_start_x=0
coordinate7_start_y=0
coordinate7_end_x=0
coordinate7_end_y=0
coordinate7 = str(coordinate1_start_x) +","+ str(coordinate1_start_y) +","+ str(coordinate1_end_x) +","+ str(coordinate1_end_y) 
                                            
name_input=""
path_input=""
interval_input=30
data1name=""
data2name=""
data3name=""
data4name=""
data5name=""
data6name=""
data7name=""

RESIZE_RETIO=1.4

main()  # call the function to create a interface.

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