Link to this headingBar Codes

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from barcode.writer import ImageWriter from barcode import generate, get_barcode #['CODABAR', 'Code128', 'Code39', 'Dict', 'EAN13', 'EAN13_GUARD', 'EAN14', 'EAN8', 'EAN8_GUARD', 'Gs1_128', 'ISBN10', 'ISBN13', 'ISSN', 'ITF', 'JAN', 'Optional', 'PROVIDED_BARCODES', 'PZN', 'UPCA', 'Union', '__BARCODE_MAP', '__builtins__', '__cached__', '__doc__', '__file__', '__loader__', '__name__', '__package__', '__path__', '__spec__', 'base', 'charsets', 'codabar', 'codex', 'ean', 'errors', 'generate', 'get', 'get_barcode', 'get_barcode_class', 'get_class', 'isxn', 'itf', 'os', 'upc', 'version', 'writer'] TESTCODES = ( ("ean8", "40267708"), ("ean8-guard", "40267708"), ("ean13", "5901234123457"), ("ean13-guard", "5901234123457"), ("ean14", "12345678911230"), ("upca", "36000291453"), ("jan", "4901234567894"), ("isbn10", "3-12-517154-7"), ("isbn13", "978-3-16-148410-0"), ("issn", "1144875X"), ("code39", "Example Code 39"), ("pzn", "487780"), ("code128", "Example Code 128 998866"), ("itf", "12341234"), ) for codename, code in TESTCODES: bcode = get_barcode(codename, code) print(f"Code: {bcode.name}, Value: {code}") #bcode.save(bcode.name) print(f"{bcode.to_ascii()}") """ Code: EAN-8, Value: 40267708 | | | || || | | || | |||| | | | | | | ||| | | | | | Code: EAN-8 with guards, Value: 40267708 | | | || || | | || | |||| | | | | | | ||| | | | | | Code: EAN-13, Value: 5901234123457 | | | || | ||| || || | || |||| | ||| | | | || || || || | | | ||| | ||| | | | | Code: EAN-13 with guards, Value: 5901234123457 | | | || | ||| || || | || |||| | ||| | | | || || || || | | | ||| | ||| | | | | Code: EAN-14, Value: 12345678911230 | | | || |||| | ||| | || | | | | | | | | | ||| | || || || || || || | | ||| | | | Code: UPC-A, Value: 36000291453 |_|_||||_|_|_||||___||_|___||_|___||_|__|__||_|_|_|||_|__||__||_|_|||__|__|||_|____|_|||_|__|_| Code: JAN, Value: 4901234567894 | | | || | ||| || | | || | | ||| | | | | ||| | | | | | | ||| | | ||| | | Code: ISBN-10, Value: 3-12-517154-7 | | ||| || | | | | || | || || || | | | || || | | | | | | Code: ISBN-13, Value: 978-3-16-148410-0 | | ||| || | | | | || | | | || | | | | ||| | | | ||| || || ||| | ||| | | | Code: ISSN, Value: 1144875X | | ||| || | | || || || | ||| | | || | | | ||| | | Code: Code 39, Value: Example Code 39 X X XXX XXX X XXX X XXX X X X X XXX X XXX XXX X X X XXX XXX XXX X X X X XXX XXX X X X XXX X X XXX XXX X XXX X X X XXX X XXX X XXX XXX X X X XXX X XXX X X X X XXX X XXX XXX X XXX X X X XXX X XXX X XXX XXX X X X X XXX X XXX X XXX XXX X X X X X XXX XXX X Code: Pharmazentralnummer, Value: 487780 X X XXX XXX X X XXX XXX X X X XXX XXX X X X X XXX X XXX X X X XXX XXX X X XXX X XXX XXX X X XXX X X X X XXX XXX X X X XXX XXX XXX X X XXX X X X XXX XXX X X X XXX XXX X X X XXX XXX X Code: Code 128, Value: Example Code 128 998866 XX X X X XX X XXXX X X X X XX XXXX XXX X X X XXXX XX X X X XX X XX XX XX X X XX X XXXX X X X XX X XX X XX XX XX X XXX XX XX XXX X XXX X XX XX XX XX X XXX XXXX X XXX XXXX XXXX X X X X XX XX X X XX XXX X XX Code: ITF, Value: 12341234 XX XX XXXXX XX XX XX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XX XX XX XXXXX XX XX XX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XX XX XX XXXXX XX [Finished in 122ms] """

Link to this headingCodecs

Link to this headingIAN8/EAN8 (International/European Article Number 8)

  • Shorter version of EAN13 of only 8 numbers

Link to this headingIAN13/EAN13 (International/European Article Number 13)

  • 13-digit number
    • First 3 digits are GS1 prefix which denote the country
    • Next section is the Manufacturer code
    • Next section is the Product code
    • The last 13th digit is a check bit

They can encode 13-digit numeric codes, including the country code, manufacturer code, product code, and check digit.

Link to this headingIAN14/EAN14 (International/European Article Number 14)

Link to this headingUPC-A (Universal Product Code)

  • 12-digit number
    • First 6 digits are the Company Prefix
    • Next 5 digits are the item number
    • 12 digit is a check bit

Link to this headingJAN

Link to this headingISBN-10

Link to this headingISBM-13

Link to this headingISSN

Link to this headingCode 39

Link to this headingPharmazentralnummer

Link to this headingGTIN-14

Link to this headingCode 128

Link to this headingITF

Link to this heading1D Barcodes

Link to this headingCodabar

  • 7 bars and spaces represent one character.
    • Inclues range of [0-9A-D-$/.+]
    • Any one of A, B, C or D (a, b, c or d) is attached to the start and end of the barcode. (start/stop character)
  • Uses
    • Slips for door-to-door delivery service (example in Japan)
    • Codabar is also applied to the test tube for blood test (specimen) in order to confirm the individual ID.

Link to this headingITF

Link to this headingIndustrial 2 of 5

Link to this headingStandard 2 of 5 (IATA)

Link to this headingCode 39

  • Up to 43 characters [A-Z0-9*\ -$%./+]

Link to this headingMSI Plessey

Link to this headingCode 93

Link to this headingCode 128

Link to this headingGS1–128