QR Code With Redundancy Setting - Python
Barcode Generator sample in Python demonstrating ‘QR Code With Redundancy Setting’
GenerateBarcode.py
import os
import requests # pip install requests
# The authentication key (API Key).
# Get your own by registering at https://app.pdf.co
API_KEY = "*************************"
# Base URL for PDF.co Web API requests
BASE_URL = "https://api.pdf.co/v1"
# Result file name
ResultFile = ".\\barcode.png"
# Barcode type. See valid barcode types in the documentation https://apidocs.pdf.co/#barcode-generator
BarcodeType = "QRCode"
# Barcode value
BarcodeValue = "QR123456\nhttps://pdf.co\nhttps://bytescout.com"
# Valid error correction levels:
# ----------------------------------
# Low - [default] Lowest error correction level. (Approx. 7% of codewords can be restored).
# Medium - Medium error correction level. (Approx. 15% of codewords can be restored).
# Quarter - Quarter error correction level (Approx. 25% of codewords can be restored).
# High - Highest error correction level (Approx. 30% of codewords can be restored).
# Set "Custom Profiles" parameter
Profiles = "{ \"profiles\": [ { \"profile1\": { \"Options.QRErrorCorrectionLevel\": \"Quarter\" } } ] }"
def main(args = None):
generateBarcode(ResultFile)
def generateBarcode(destinationFile):
"""Generates Barcode using PDF.co Web API"""
# Prepare requests params as JSON
# See documentation: https://apidocs.pdf.co
parameters = {}
parameters["name"] = os.path.basename(destinationFile)
parameters["type"] = BarcodeType
parameters["value"] = BarcodeValue
parameters["profiles"] = Profiles
# Prepare URL for 'Barcode Generate' API request
url = "{}/barcode/generate".format(BASE_URL)
# Execute request and get response as JSON
response = requests.post(url, data=parameters, headers={ "x-api-key": API_KEY })
if (response.status_code == 200):
json = response.json()
if json["error"] == False:
# Get URL of result file
resultFileUrl = json["url"]
# Download result file
r = requests.get(resultFileUrl, stream=True)
if (r.status_code == 200):
with open(destinationFile, 'wb') as file:
for chunk in r:
file.write(chunk)
print(f"Result file saved as \"{destinationFile}\" file.")
else:
print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}")
else:
# Show service reported error
print(json["message"])
else:
print(f"Request error: {response.status_code} {response.reason}")
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
PDF.co Web API: the Web API with a set of tools for documents manipulation, data conversion, data extraction, splitting and merging of documents. Includes image recognition, built-in OCR, barcode generation and barcode decoders to decode bar codes from scans, pictures and pdf.
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