Barcodes are essential for every business. Barcodes are used in inventory management, product tracking, and point-of-sale systems. As a developer, you may often need to generate barcodes in your Python application. We can easily generate high-quality barcodes in Python applications with minimal effort using the Aspose.Barcode for Python API. The Python Barcode Generator library will be examined in detail in this blog post, along with a step-by-step guide to its use. After following the mentioned steps, we will have our own Python Barcode Generator. So, let’s begin.
This article will cover the following topics:
- Python Barcode Generator API – Free Download
- How to Create Barcode in Python?
- Setting up Aspose.BarCode for Python
- Steps to Create a Barcode with Python
- Customize Barcode Appearance
- Customize Barcode Labels
- Show Barcode Captions
- Saving and Exporting the Generated Barcode
- Get a Free License
- Generate Barcodes Online
- Learning Resources
Python Barcode Generator API – Free Download
Aspose.BarCode for Python is a powerful and versatile API for generating and manipulating barcodes in various formats. It is a flexible and reliable tool that allows developers to create and read various types of 1D and 2D barcodes. It supports over 60 types of barcode symbologies, including popular ones such as Code 39, Code 128, QR Code, EAN, UPC, PDF147, Data Matrix, and complex barcodes.
With Aspose.BarCode for Python, we can easily generate barcode images in various file formats such as PNG, JPEG, and TIFF. The API also allows setting barcode properties such as size, orientation, resolution, and more. Additionally, we can also generate barcodes with custom data encoding and extract data from existing barcode images.
If you are looking for a comprehensive, reliable, and easy-to-use barcode generation, barcode reader, and manipulation tool, Aspose.BarCode is an excellent option to consider.
How to Create a Barcode in Python?
For creating a barcode in Python, we will use the Aspose.BarCode for Python. We can easily integrate it into Python projects. Its extensive feature set makes it an intelligent choice for developers seeking a robust and adaptable barcode generation and reading library for Python.
Setup and Installation of Aspose.BarCode for Python
Before writing Python code for generating barcodes, we need to set up and install Aspose.BarCode for Python in our Python project. We can integrate it into an existing Python project or create one.
Please download the package or install the API from PyPI using the following pip command in the console:
pip install aspose-barcode-for-python-via-net
Steps to Create a Barcode in Python
We can create barcodes with Aspose.BarCode for Python by following the steps below:
- Firstly, create an instance of the BarcodeGenerator class and set the required EncodeTypes .
- Next, specify the input code text.
- Optionally, specify Barcode customization options.
- Finally, call the save() method to save the generated Barcode image at the given file path.
The following code sample shows how to create a Barcode using Python.
Create Barcode in Python.
Customize the Barcode Appearance
We can customize the appearance of a barcode by setting its resolution, background color, border color, caption color, image height, etc. To customize a barcode’s appearance, please follow the steps mentioned earlier. However, we need to set additional required properties.
The following code sample shows how to customize a Barcode’s appearance using Python.
Generate Custom Barcodes in Python.
Customize the Barcode Label
We can also customize the barcode label by setting its color, location, spacing, and font. Please follow the steps mentioned earlier to personalize the barcode labels. However, we need to set various properties of the code_text_parameters class to customize labels.
The following code sample shows how to customize the barcode label using Python.
Customize the barcode label in Python.
Show Barcode Captions
We can display and customize barcode captions. We can show the caption on either side of the barcode by setting its font, size, color, and alignment. Please follow the steps mentioned earlier to show captions. However, we need to set the properties of the caption_above and caption_below classes to customize captions.
The following code sample shows how to show and customize captions on a barcode using Python.
Show Barcode Captions in Python.
Save and Export the Generated Barcode
We can save the generated barcode in popular image formats such as JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, EMF, SVG, etc. Please follow the steps mentioned earlier to save the barcode in the required image format. However, we just need to specify the output image format in the last step.
- Save the barcode in PNG
# Save the generated barcode as a PNG image
generator.save("C:\\Files\\Barcode.png")
- Save the barcode in TIFF
# Save the generated barcode as a TIFF image
generator.save("C:\\Files\\Barcode.tiff")
- Generate and save the barcode in SVG
# Save the generated barcode as an SVG image
generator.save("C:\\Files\\Barcode.svg")
Barcode Python Library – Get a Free License
Aspose offers a free evaluation version to test the library’s features and capabilities. You may get a free temporary license to test the library for yourself without evaluation limitations.
Generate Barcode Online
You may generate Barcodes online for free using the online Barcode generator web app, which is developed using this API.
How to Generate a Python Barcode – Learning Resources
You can learn more about generating barcodes and explore other features of Aspose.BarCode for Python using the resources below:
- Aspose.BarCode for Python Online Documentation.
- Aspose.BarCode for Python GitHub Code Examples.
- API Reference Guide to Aspose.BarCode for Python.
Conclusion
In this blog post, we learned how to create our own Python barcode generator. With this guide, you can create professional barcodes in no time and customize them to suit your needs. In case of any ambiguity, please contact us on our free support forum.