Is this module still working?

[RoyRiv3r]

Ive gone an error :
Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\ADMIN\Documents\GitHub\chrome-lens-ocr\main.py", line 5, in <module> search_result = lens.search_by_file("image.jpg") AttributeError: 'GoogleLens' object has no attribute 'search_by_file'

[DLFP-socsci]

It seems the search_by_file() method is broken, but the issue isn't related to it no longer being an attribute of the GoogleLens class, as indicated by your error message. To address this, please ensure the following:

1. The search_by_file() method is correctly defined within the GoogleLens class.
2. All required libraries are properly imported.
3. The GoogleLens class is initialized correctly, and the method is invoked as intended.

Following these steps should resolve the error you're encountering. However, I suspect you might run into a different issue after addressing this, as shown in the screenshot below:

For a more robust solution, feel free to check out my fork and the associated pull request, which fixes this broken functionality and introduces enhancements to the original package.

[RoyRiv3r]

Thank you for your reply.
It seems like this command pip install git+https://github.com/krishna2206/google-lens-python.git downloaded me an older version without the search_by_file() function for some reason.

I have tried your version and it doesn't work unless I put a VPN to USA or any country outside EU.
I tried to change the location to France(fr) which where i'm located but with no success.
Seems like there is some sort of restriction going on in the EU countries with google or something like that (cookies?)

[DLFP-socsci]

@RoyRiv3r, regarding the EU access issue: You've identified an important limitation. Google does indeed have different behavior in EU countries due to GDPR compliance, and this can affect the functionality of the GoogleLens class as well as the accuracy of search results.

At the moment, the language (hl) and location (gl) customization feature is experimental, and the performance of GoogleLens appears to vary depending on the selected parameters. We're actively working to make this more robust so the package can better handle variations across languages and locations. In the meantime, here are a few workarounds you could try:

Use a complete set of headers that include consent cookies

lens = GoogleLens()
lens.session.headers.update({
    'Cookie': 'CONSENT=YES+cb.20231231-07-p0.en+FX+999; SOCS=CAESEwgDEgk0ODE4Mjc2MDEYASAKKA==;'
})

If this doesn't work, you might need to:

1. Accept Google's cookies through a browser session
2. Copy those cookies and use them in your requests

Try using different location and language parameters

# Set a different EU country
results = lens.search_by_file("image.jpg", location='de')  # My location; works well for most inputs

# Specify both language and location explicitly
results = lens.search_by_file("image.jpg", language='en', location='fr')  # English results in France

Please note that the effectiveness of these approaches may vary depending on Google's regional behavior and your specific use case. Let us know if you encounter further issues or have additional insights! I'm currently refining this feature here.

[RoyRiv3r]

Did google changed something? It was working yesterday but now I receive ValueError: Prerender script with key 'ds:0' not found. error