test_gh_syntax.py

import urllib.request, urllib.parse, json

queries = [
    '("ocr" OR "optical character recognition") in:name,description',
    '"ocr" OR "optical character recognition" in:name,description',
    'ocr OR "optical character recognition"',
    'ocr in:name,description'
]

for q in queries:
    url = 'https://api.github.com/search/repositories?q=' + urllib.parse.quote(q)
    req = urllib.request.Request(url, headers={'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0', 'Accept':'application/vnd.github.v3+json'})
    try:
        with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as r:
            data = json.loads(r.read())
            print(f"Query: {q}")
            print(f"Count: {data['total_count']}\n")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error on {q}: {e}")