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Simple barcode scanner
import numpy as np
import cv2
import pyzbar.pyzbar as pyzbar
cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)
def decode(im) :
# Find barcodes and QR codes
decodedObjects = pyzbar.decode(im)
# Print results
for obj in decodedObjects:
print('Type : ', obj.type)
print('Data : ', obj.data,'\n')
return decodedObjects
# Display barcode and QR code location
def display(im, decodedObjects):
# Loop over all decoded objects
for decodedObject in decodedObjects:
points = decodedObject.polygon
# If the points do not form a quad, find convex hull
if len(points) > 4 :
hull = cv2.convexHull(np.array([point for point in points], dtype=np.float32))
hull = list(map(tuple, np.squeeze(hull)))
else :
hull = points;
# Number of points in the convex hull
n = len(hull)
# Draw the convext hull
for j in range(0,n):
cv2.line(im, hull[j], hull[ (j+1) % n], (255,0,0), 3)
# Display results
cv2.imshow("Results", cv2.resize(im, (384, 216)));
while(True):
# Capture frame-by-frame
ret, frame = cap.read()
decoded = decode(frame)
display(frame, decoded)
if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
break
# When everything done, release the capture
cap.release()
cv2.destroyAllWindows()
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