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.
- 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
getUserMediaAPI 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
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
Feel free to add an issue if you are facing any problem related to this project.