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Using Python for Reading and Writing Optical Labels

Reading and Writing PDF417 Codes

Learn how to write and read PDF417 codes using Python.

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Writing data to the PDF417

Below, we can see a simple example of how to generate a PDF417 barcode.

Python 3.10.4
from pdf417gen import encode, render_image
data = """https://educative.io"""
encoded = encode(data)
image = render_image(encoded)
image.save('output/PDF417_edu.png')

Line 1: First, we import the encode() and render_image() functions from the pdf417gen library.

Line 3: We then define a variable called data with our data. In this ...