How to connect broken lines in a binary image using Python / Opencv

Question

How can I connect these lines to target points? The image is the result of the skeletonization process.

I am trying to segment each row as a region using the Watershed transform.

Answer 1

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import cv2, numpy as np

kernel = np.ones((1,20), np.uint8)  # note this is a horizontal kernel
d_im = cv2.dilate(bw, kernel, iterations=1)
e_im = cv2.erode(d_im, kernel, iterations=1) 

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Answer 2

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