elaphe3

====== Elaphe

Elaphe is a python binding of Barcode Writer In Pure PostScript (http://www.terryburton.co.uk/barcodewriter/). It generates barcode symbol as PostScript code fragment using BWIPP. The generated code is then embedded in encapsulated PostScript image which can be handled by PIL.

Prerequisites

• Python 2.7 or later (functional decorators, ternary operator, and generator expressions are used).

  .. note::

  Except setup.py test, code may still work on 2.5-2.6.

• If you want to render barcode into bitmap image, EpsImagePlugin of Python Imaging Library (http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil) or Pillow is required. Note that EpsImagePlugin requires Ghostscript is correctly installed.

Simple Usage

The following example::

from elaphe import barcode barcode('qrcode', ... 'Hello Barcode Writer In Pure PostScript.', ... options=dict(version=9, eclevel='M'), ... margin=10, data_mode='8bits')) # Generates PIL.EpsImageFile instance <PIL.EpsImagePlugin.EpsImageFile ... at ...> _.show() # Show rendered bitmap

will invoke some viewer which shows a QRcode symbol with 10px margin.

Remember, barcode() returns PIL image object.

0.2.0 (2017-05-03)

• Update to BWIPP to 2017-04-04.
• Update trove

0.1.1 (2016-05-25)

• Fix packaging.
• Switch to zest.releaser.

0.1.0 (2016-05-24)

• First version of elaphe3 that can be installed from PyPI