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python-escpos - Python library to manipulate ESC/POS Printers
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Description
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Python ESC/POS is a library which lets the user have access to all those printers handled
by ESC/POS commands, as defined by Epson, from a Python application.
The library tries to implement the functions provided by the ESC/POS-commandset and supports sending text, images,
barcodes and qr-codes to the printer.
Text can be aligned/justified and fonts can be changed by size, type and weight.
Also, this module handles some hardware functionalities like cutting paper, control characters, printer reset
and similar functions.
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Since supported commands differ from printer to printer the software tries to automatically apply the right
settings for the printer that you set. These settings are handled by
`escpos-printer-db <https://github.com/receipt-print-hq/escpos-printer-db> `_ which is also used in
`escpos-php <https://github.com/mike42/escpos-php> `_ .
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Dependencies
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This library makes use of:
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* `pyusb <https://github.com/walac/pyusb> `_ for USB-printers
* `Pillow <https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow> `_ for image printing
* `qrcode <https://github.com/lincolnloop/python-qrcode> `_ for the generation of QR-codes
* `pyserial <https://github.com/pyserial/pyserial> `_ for serial printers
* `viivakoodi <https://github.com/kxepal/viivakoodi> `_ for the generation of barcodes
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Documentation and Usage
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The basic usage is:
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from escpos.printer import Usb
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""" Seiko Epson Corp. Receipt Printer (EPSON TM-T88III) """
p = Usb(0x04b8, 0x0202, 0, profile="TM-T88III")
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p.text("Hello World\n")
p.image("logo.gif")
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p.barcode('1324354657687', 'EAN13', 64, 2, '', '')
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p.cut()
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The full project-documentation is available on `Read the Docs <https://python-escpos.readthedocs.io> `_ .
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Contributing
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This project is open for any contribution! Please see `CONTRIBUTING.rst <http://python-escpos.readthedocs.io/en/latest/dev/contributing.html> `_ for more information.
Disclaimer
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None of the vendors cited in this project agree or endorse any of the patterns or implementations.
Its names are used only to maintain context.
