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Re: Barcode printing

Date 2013-09-29 15:56 -0700
From Gary Herron <gary.herron@islandtraining.com>
Subject Re: Barcode printing
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On 09/29/2013 02:54 PM, Joseph L. Casale wrote:
> I need to convert a proprietary MS Access based printing solution into something I can
> maintain. Seems there is plenty available for generating barcodes in Python, so for the
> persons who have been down this road I was hoping to get a pointer or two.
>
> I need to create some type of output, preferably pdf, which is an array of 2 across by 8 long
> of one custom barcode label with some other text components oriented around the barcode.
>
> Anyone know the best approach for this? Generating the barcode looks trivial, I am just not
> sure which package might offer the remaining functionality easily.
>
> Thanks for any pointers!
> jlc


For creating PDFs from Python, consider:


   ReportLab: Open Source Python Libraries for PDF creation
   at http://www.reportlab.com/software/opensource/

I've used it successfully.

Gary Herron

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Re: Barcode printing Gary Herron <gary.herron@islandtraining.com> - 2013-09-29 15:56 -0700

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