Switzerland ID Card OCR Python SDK

from structocr import StructOCR

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# Initialize with your API Key
client = StructOCR("YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")

def scan_switzerland_id():
    # Note: Supports JPG, PNG, WebP (Max 4.5MB)
    # Target: Swiss Identity Card
    image_path = "switzerland_national_id.jpg"

    try:
        print(f"Scanning {image_path}...")
        
        # The SDK handles file upload and API communication
        # It automatically detects that this is a Swiss document
        result = client.scan_national_id(image_path)

        # Check success flag (SDK returns a dict matching the JSON response)
        if result.get('success'):
            data = result['data']
            print("✅ Switzerland Extraction Successful!")
            
            # Basic Identity
            print(f"Region:      {data.get('country_code')}")
            print(f"Name:        {data.get('given_names')} {data.get('surname')}")
            print(f"ID Number:   {data.get('document_number')}")
            
            # Demographics
            print(f"DOB:         {data.get('date_of_birth')} ({data.get('sex')})")
            print(f"Birthplace:  {data.get('place_of_birth')}")
            
            # MRZ Extraction
            additional = data.get('additional_fields', {})
            if additional.get('mrz_line_1'):
                print("\n🔍 MRZ Data Found:")
                print(additional.get('mrz_line_1'))
                print(additional.get('mrz_line_2'))
                print(additional.get('mrz_line_3') or "")
        else:
            print(f"❌ Extraction Failed: {result.get('error')}")

    except Exception as e:
        # Handle SDK or Network errors
        print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    scan_switzerland_id()