Fun Project Series - QR Code generator

Wondering how to generate a QR code, look no beyond!

A few years ago, we wouldn’t have known what a QR code meant. But post-covid, anything and everything has something looking like a barcode. It has made life so easy. All you got to do is take your phone and scan the QR code, whether that be looking at a contactless menu or a digital business card.

So what next, use a couple of Python packages to create a QR code and save it as a png file. Let’s take a look.

Step 1 - Install pyqrcode

pip install pyqrcode

Step 2 - Install pypng

pip install pypng

Step 3 - Create a QR code

pyqrcode.create(link)

Step 4 - Save the code as a png file

qr_code.png(filename, scale=1, module_color=(0, 0, 0), background=None)

Note :

first argument is the destination name of the QR code that was generated

scale is how large it should be

module_color sets the color

background sets the background color

See full code here

Hope you enjoyed it!