compute skew angle and deskew in python (opencv)

deskew.py

import numpy as np
import math
import cv2

def rotate_image(image, angle):
    image_center = tuple(np.array(image.shape[1::-1]) / 2)
    rot_mat = cv2.getRotationMatrix2D(image_center, angle, 1.0)
    result = cv2.warpAffine(image, rot_mat, image.shape[1::-1], flags=cv2.INTER_LINEAR)
    return result

def compute_skew(src_img):
    
    if len(src_img.shape) == 3:
        h, w, _ = src_img.shape
    elif len(src_img.shape) == 2:
        h, w = src_img.shape
    else:
        print('upsupported image type')
        
    img = cv2.medianBlur(src_img, 3)
    
    edges = cv2.Canny(img,  threshold1 = 30,  threshold2 = 100, apertureSize = 3, L2gradient = True)
    lines = cv2.HoughLinesP(edges, 1, math.pi/180, 30, minLineLength=w / 4.0, maxLineGap=h/4.0)
    angle = 0.0
    nlines = lines.size
    
    #print(nlines)
    cnt = 0
    for x1, y1, x2, y2 in lines[0]:
        ang = np.arctan2(y2 - y1, x2 - x1)
        #print(ang)
        if math.fabs(ang) <= 30: # excluding extreme rotations
            angle += ang
            cnt += 1
    
    if cnt == 0:
        return 0.0
    return (angle / cnt)*180/math.pi

def deskew(src_img):
    return rotate_image(src_img, compute_skew(src_img))
  
  
if __name__ == '__main__':
    import cv2
    img = cv2.imread('test.png')
    corrected_img = deskew(img)