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Detects barcodes from a webcam stream using Python, zbar and CV2
from picamera.array import PiRGBArray
from picamera import PiCamera
import time
import sys
import cv2
import zbar
import Image
# Debug mode
DEBUG = False
if len(sys.argv) > 1:
DEBUG = sys.argv[-1] == 'DEBUG'
# Configuration options
FULLSCREEN = not DEBUG
if not DEBUG:
RESOLUTION = (640, 480)
else:
RESOLUTION = (480, 270)
# Initialise Raspberry Pi camera
camera = PiCamera()
camera.resolution = RESOLUTION
#camera.framerate = 10
#camera.vflip = True
#camera.hflip = True
#camera.color_effects = (128, 128)
# set up stream buffer
rawCapture = PiRGBArray(camera, size=RESOLUTION)
# allow camera to warm up
time.sleep(0.1)
print "PiCamera ready"
# Initialise OpenCV window
if FULLSCREEN:
cv2.namedWindow("#iothack15", cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN)
cv2.setWindowProperty("#iothack15", cv2.WND_PROP_FULLSCREEN, cv2.cv.CV_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN)
else:
cv2.namedWindow("#iothack15")
print "OpenCV version: %s" % (cv2.__version__)
print "Press q to exit ..."
scanner = zbar.ImageScanner()
scanner.parse_config('enable')
# Capture frames from the camera
for frame in camera.capture_continuous(rawCapture, format="bgr", use_video_port=True):
# as raw NumPy array
output = frame.array.copy()
# raw detection code
gray = cv2.cvtColor(output, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY, dstCn=0)
pil = Image.fromarray(gray)
width, height = pil.size
raw = pil.tostring()
# create a reader
image = zbar.Image(width, height, 'Y800', raw)
scanner.scan(image)
# extract results
for symbol in image:
# do something useful with results
print 'decoded', symbol.type, 'symbol', '"%s"' % symbol.data
# show the frame
cv2.imshow("#iothack15", output)
# clear stream for next frame
rawCapture.truncate(0)
# Wait for the magic key
keypress = cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF
if keypress == ord('q'):
break
# When everything is done, release the capture
camera.close()
cv2.destroyAllWindows()
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Here is an updated version to work with python 3:
https://gist.github.com/Clindbergh/06497c4c38ad36039f1b5560d20b8436

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loleg commented Jun 22, 2020

Awesome, thanks for sharing @Clindbergh !

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