Python Async Optimization & Local OCR Specialist

We have an existing Python automation script running on an Ubuntu server that processes web forms and images. We need to fix two specific technical issues: Fix Async Connection Timeouts Currently, rapid async requests encounter socket hangs and Operation timed out errors on retries. Implement Fast Local OCR (50ms) Replace a slow cloud solving API with a lightweight, local model (e.g., ONNX, PyTorch or CRNN) running directly on the Linux VPS. Must reliably extract alphanumeric text on local CPU in under 50ms and accurate not just speed.