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QR Code Generator — Make QR Code
Generation Easy with This Python
Project
In this project, we will create a Python QR code generator application using tkinter
library for GUI and barcode library for generating QR codes. The application will
take input from the user in the form of text or a URL, generating a QR code that can
be saved as a PNG image file.
QR Code Generator
The objective of this tutorial is to give an introduction to creating GUI applications
in Python and demonstrate how to use the pyqreode library for generating QR codes.
Project Prerequisites:
‘To follow this tutorial, you should have a basic understanding of Python
programming and be familiar with tkinter and pyqreode libraries. You should also
have Python 3 and the required libraries installed on your computer.
PyQRCode library internally uses pypng library to generate the QR code image. So
will also require pypng library
You can install these libraries by typing the following commands in your terminal
pip install sypagpip install pygreode
pip install tk
Pip inetall pillow.
Download Python QR Code Generator
Project
Before proceeding ahead, please download the source code of python QR code
generator: OR Code Generator Project
Python QR Code Generator Project File
Structure
Steps for building the python QR Code Generator project:
Step 1: Importing Libraries
import tkinter a
from pygreod= import oRcede
from PIL import Image, InageTk
from tkinter import messagebox
from tkinter import filedialog
In the first step we will be importing the necessary libraries. For this application, we
will be using the following librarios: to interact path and directory
tkinter: for creating the GUI
pyqrcode: for generating QR codes
PIL: for displaying and saving the QR code as a PNG image
filedialog and messagebox: for saving and displaying messages in the GUI
Step 2: Creating the generate_qr function
def generate_ar():
data = entry.get ()
global myx
mygr - g8code (data)
myQr.png (‘arcode.png', scale-s)
img = Image. open ("qrcode.png")
img = img.resize((350, 350), Image, ANTIALIAS)
Img = InageTk. Phototmage (ing)
Setting the image and text in
label.config(text="0R code generated", Lmage=img, conpound="botton")
label. image = inglabel. config (text="Please Enter the date")
‘The generate_gr function of pygrcode module generates the QR code from the input
text or URL. It first gets the input from the user using the entry widget and checks if
it is empty. If the input is not empty, it creates a QR code object using the input data
and saves it asa ‘qrcode.png file. It then opens the file, resizes it to fit the label, and
sets the image and text. Ifthe input is empty, it shows an error message in the label.
Step 3: Creating the save function
file = filedialog.asksaveasfile(
Anitialdix=os.cotewd() ,
title:
Select file",
filetypes-(("png files", "*.png"), ("all files", "*.*"))
Af File is not None:
myQr.png(file.nane, scale=6)
file.closed)
messagebox. showinfo("success", "OR code saved successfully")‘The save function is responsible for saving the QR code as a PNG image file. It gets
the file name and location to save the QR code using the filedialog widget, and then
saves the QR code using the myQr.png() method. It then closes the file and shows a
suiecess message using the messagebox widget.
Step 4: Creating the GUI
root = tk.Tk()
root -geonetry(1400%470")
root. titie ("Project Gurukul - OR Code Generator")
In this step, we will create the user interface for the QR code generator using the
tkinter library. We will use the tk:Tk() method to create the main window of the app
and set its properties such as title and size.
First, we will create a text entry box where the user can enter the text or URL to be
encoded in the QR code. We use the tk.Entry() method to create the text entry box
and set its properties such as width and alignment. We also insert a placeholder text
in the entry box using the insert() method.
entry = tk.sntry(root, width=40)
entey.pask)
entey.bind("", Lambda args: entry.delete('0", ‘end"))
entry["Justify") = "center"
eating 2 placeholder texentry insert (0, "Enter the text or ur"
Next, we will create a button that will be used to generate the QR code when clicked.
We use the tk.Button() method to create the button and set its properties such as text
and command. The command is set to the generate_qr() function that we defined
earlier in the code.
button = tk.Sutton (root, text='Generate QR code', command=generate_qr)
putton.pack()
We will also create a label to display the generated QR code. We use the tk.Label()
method to create the label and set its properties such as text and image. Initially, the
label will display a default image, and the text will be set to an empty string. When
the QR code is generated, the label will update to show the generated QR code and
display the text “QR code generated”.
new_ing = Inage.open ("preview.png”)
new_img = new_img.resize((350, 350), Image.ANTIALTAS!
new_ing = TnageTk. Photozmage (new_img)
label = tk. babel (ro0t)
label. contig itext="", imagesnew_img, compounds "hot tom*)
label. image = new_ing
label .pack()Lastly, we will create a button to save the QR code. We use the tk.Button() method to
create the button and set its properties such as text and command. The command is
set to the save() function that we defined earlier in the code.
saveButton = tk.Button (root, text="Save", command=save)
saveButton.pack ()
Step 5: Creating a loop
‘The final step is to run the mainloop to display the app window. We use the
root.mainloop() method to start the main loop and display the app window,
root -mainloop (
Summary
Congratulations, you have just learned how to create a QR code generator project
using Python and Tkinter. You learned how to import the necessary libraries, create
a GUI with buttons, labels, and text fields, and generate and save QR codes.
Following this tutorial, you have successfully created your own QR code generator
app. Congratulations on completing this project!
It's a great step to becoming proficient in Python and GUI development. You ean
now use this knowledge to create even more advanced projects and become a coding
pro. Keep experimenting and exploring new possibilities with Python!