Barcode using Python

pip install python-barcode

import barcode
from barcode.writer import ImageWriter
from IPython.display import Image, display

barcode_format = barcode.get_barcode_class('ean13')

barcode_number = '123456789012'

barcode_image = barcode_format(barcode_number, writer=ImageWriter())

barcode_filename = 'barcode_image'
barcode_image.save(barcode_filename)

display(Image(filename=f'{barcode_filename}.png'))

Here’s a step-by-step explanation of the code:

1. Importing Required Libraries

import barcode
from barcode.writer import ImageWriter
from IPython.display import Image, display

• import barcode: Imports the barcode module, which provides the tools needed to generate various types of barcodes.
• from barcode.writer import ImageWriter: Imports the ImageWriter class from the barcode.writer module. This class is used to create barcode images (e.g., PNG files) instead of just the barcode as text.
• from IPython.display import Image, display: Imports Image and display from IPython.display. These are used to display the generated barcode image directly within a Jupyter Notebook.

2. Selecting the Barcode Format

barcode_format = barcode.get_barcode_class('ean13')