def __init__(self, country, config_file, runtime_dir):
country = _convert_to_charp(country)<EOL>config_file = _convert_to_charp(config_file)<EOL>runtime_dir = _convert_to_charp(runtime_dir)<EOL>mutex.acquire()<EOL>try:<EOL><INDENT>if platform.system().lower().find("<STR_LIT>") != -<NUM_LIT:1>:<EOL><INDENT>self._openalprpy_lib = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary("<STR_LIT>")<EOL><DEDENT>elif platform.system().lower().find("<STR_LIT>") != -<NUM_LIT:1>:<EOL><INDENT>self._openalprpy_lib = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary("<STR_LIT>")<EOL><DEDENT>else:<EOL><INDENT>self._openalprpy_lib = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary("<STR_LIT>")<EOL><DEDENT><DEDENT>except OSError as e:<EOL><INDENT>nex = OSError("<STR_LIT>"<EOL>"<STR_LIT>")<EOL>if _PYTHON_3:<EOL><INDENT>nex.__cause__ = e;<EOL><DEDENT>raise nex<EOL><DEDENT>finally:<EOL><INDENT>mutex.release()<EOL><DEDENT>self._initialize_func = self._openalprpy_lib.initialize<EOL>self._initialize_func.restype = ctypes.c_void_p<EOL>self._initialize_func.argtypes = [ctypes.c_char_p, ctypes.c_char_p, ctypes.c_char_p]<EOL>self._dispose_func = self._openalprpy_lib.dispose<EOL>self._dispose_func.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p]<EOL>self._is_loaded_func = self._openalprpy_lib.isLoaded<EOL>self._is_loaded_func.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p]<EOL>self._is_loaded_func.restype = ctypes.c_bool<EOL>self._recognize_file_func = self._openalprpy_lib.recognizeFile<EOL>self._recognize_file_func.restype = ctypes.c_void_p<EOL>self._recognize_file_func.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_char_p]<EOL>self._recognize_array_func = self._openalprpy_lib.recognizeArray<EOL>self._recognize_array_func.restype = ctypes.c_void_p<EOL>self._recognize_array_func.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.POINTER(ctypes.c_ubyte), ctypes.c_uint]<EOL>try:<EOL><INDENT>import numpy as np<EOL>import numpy.ctypeslib as npct<EOL>self._recognize_raw_image_func = self._openalprpy_lib.recognizeRawImage<EOL>self._recognize_raw_image_func.restype = ctypes.c_void_p<EOL>array_1_uint8 = npct.ndpointer(dtype=np.uint8, ndim=<NUM_LIT:1>, flags='<STR_LIT>')<EOL>self._recognize_raw_image_func.argtypes = [<EOL>ctypes.c_void_p, array_1_uint8, ctypes.c_uint, ctypes.c_uint, ctypes.c_uint]<EOL><DEDENT>except ImportError:<EOL><INDENT>self._recognize_raw_image_func = None<EOL><DEDENT>self._free_json_mem_func = self._openalprpy_lib.freeJsonMem<EOL>self._set_country_func = self._openalprpy_lib.setCountry<EOL>self._set_country_func.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_char_p]<EOL>self._set_prewarp_func = self._openalprpy_lib.setPrewarp<EOL>self._set_prewarp_func.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_char_p]<EOL>self._set_default_region_func = self._openalprpy_lib.setDefaultRegion<EOL>self._set_default_region_func.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_char_p]<EOL>self._set_detect_region_func = self._openalprpy_lib.setDetectRegion<EOL>self._set_detect_region_func.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_bool]<EOL>self._set_top_n_func = self._openalprpy_lib.setTopN<EOL>self._set_top_n_func.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_int]<EOL>self._get_version_func = self._openalprpy_lib.getVersion<EOL>self._get_version_func.argtypes = [ctypes.c_void_p]<EOL>self._get_version_func.restype = ctypes.c_void_p<EOL>self.alpr_pointer = self._initialize_func(country, config_file, runtime_dir)<EOL>self.loaded = True<EOL>
Initializes an OpenALPR instance in memory.

:param country: The default region for license plates. E.g., "us" or "eu"
:param config_file: The path to the OpenALPR config file
:param runtime_dir: The path to the OpenALPR runtime data directory
:return: An OpenALPR instance