Zbar-barcode-reader-python-javascript

A bar code reader which detects and read barcode and Qr codes from the live streaming webcam, laptop cam and mobile phones (back and front both) camera.

Features

• Reads and decodes any type of bar code and qr code from the live camera stream.
• Compatible with all the modern devices.
• Can be accessible from the mobile camera (back and front both)
• Uses javascript getUserMedia API call to get live camera feed.
• Uses Python open source library (Zbar) Pyzbar for barcode decoding.
• Runs on Django server. Note: Code can be use on different python frameworks. Important Files: /bar/static/js/main.js /bar/views.py /bar/barcode.py

Usage

To run locally:

First fork this repository and then follow these steps:

git clone https://github.com/your-name/Zbar-barcode-reader-python-javascript.git
cd Zbar-barcode-reader-python-javascript
pip install -r requirements.txt
python manage.py runserver

Now open 127.0.0.1:8000 locally on your browser.

Note: Starting with Chrome 47, getUserMedia() requests are only allowed from secure origins: HTTPS or localhost.

Solution: For development use django-sslserver for testing on different mobile devices and IP other than localhosts. Find this out here For best results use mobile back camera

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