backend/processing/segmenter: Simplify deployment/usage for batch processing about planktoscope HOT 3 OPEN

This issue was discussed at the 2024-03-14 software meeting. We decided by consensus that we will not prioritize this item for now; FairScope might assign an incoming intern to work on this, depending on the interests of the interns.

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Would it be possible to publish the python script without the MQTT dependencies mentioned above? For those not in the Planktoscope slack channel. Thanks!

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Here is what was posted on the PlanktoScope Slack:

• From Salima Rafai, a "python script for local segmentation": stand_alone_segmenter.zip; and "an .exe file with the segmenter": local_segmenter.exe - Raccourci.zip
• In response, Jan Heuschle said: "The python works great. Since tkinter had some problems on my mac, I had to switch the file dialog to use easygui instead. In case you want to check the file , I upload it here.":
  local_segmenter_easygui.zip

Note that I have not attempted to review the code in these attached files, and I have not attempted to run these scripts. From the descriptions, it sounds like these versions replace MQTT with a simple Python GUI.

If anyone else reading this discussion needs a way to run the segmenter without MQTT and the above files don't work for you, please add a reply comment describing your intended use-case! We use feedback from people running PlanktoScopes to help us (re)prioritize what we need to work on

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