---
title: "PaperNormalizationMode"
canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/api/python/enums/paper-normalization-mode/"
md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/api/python/enums/paper-normalization-mode.md"
last_updated: "2026-10-26T16:51:00.819Z"
description: "Controls whether the page image handed to OCR is first expressed relative to its local paper level, which lets the recognizer read tinted, faint, or unevenly lit scans."
---

Controls whether the page image handed to OCR is first expressed relative to its local paper level, which lets the recognizer read tinted, faint, or unevenly lit scans.

```python

from nutrient_sdk import PaperNormalizationMode

```

## Values

| Name                              | Value | Description                                                                                                                                        |
| --------------------------------- | ----- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `PaperNormalizationMode.AUTO`     | `0`   | Measures each page and normalizes only pages whose ink is shallow relative to their paper. Ordinary scans are left untouched. This is the default. |
| `PaperNormalizationMode.DISABLED` | `1`   | Never normalizes; OCR reads the page image as is.                                                                                                  |
| `PaperNormalizationMode.ENABLED`  | `2`   | Normalizes every page regardless of its measurements.                                                                                              |

## Usage Example

```python

from nutrient_sdk import PaperNormalizationMode

# Access enum values

value = PaperNormalizationMode.AUTO
print(f"Value: {value}")  # Output: Value: PaperNormalizationMode.AUTO

print(f"Integer value: {value.value}")  # Output: Integer value: 0

```

---

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