Building QR Code Generator Application using PyQt5

Building QR Code Generator Application using PyQt5

Building a QR Code generator application using PyQt5 involves creating a graphical user interface (GUI) with PyQt5 and using a QR Code generation library like qrcode in Python. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to create a basic QR Code generator:

Prerequisites

  • Python installed on your system.
  • PyQt5 for the GUI.
  • qrcode library for generating QR codes.

You can install PyQt5 and qrcode using pip:

pip install PyQt5 qrcode[pil]

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Import Required Libraries: You'll need to import necessary modules from PyQt5 and qrcode.

    import sys import qrcode from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QLabel, QLineEdit, QPushButton from PyQt5.QtGui import QPixmap, QImage from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt

  2. Create the Main Application Window: Define a class for your application window and set up the layout.

    class QRCodeGenerator(QWidget): def __init__(self): super().__init__() self.initUI() def initUI(self): # Create layout layout = QVBoxLayout() # Add a text field for input self.textInput = QLineEdit(self) layout.addWidget(self.textInput) # Add a button to generate the QR code btn = QPushButton('Generate QR Code', self) btn.clicked.connect(self.generateQR) layout.addWidget(btn) # Add a label to display the QR code self.imageLabel = QLabel(self) layout.addWidget(self.imageLabel) # Set the layout self.setLayout(layout) # Window settings self.setWindowTitle('QR Code Generator') self.setGeometry(300, 300, 350, 250) def generateQR(self): # Get text from QLineEdit text = self.textInput.text() # Generate QR code qr = qrcode.QRCode( version=1, error_correction=qrcode.constants.ERROR_CORRECT_L, box_size=10, border=4, ) qr.add_data(text) qr.make(fit=True) img = qr.make_image(fill_color="black", back_color="white") img = img.convert("RGB") # Convert to QPixmap qim = QImage(img.tobytes(), img.size[0], img.size[1], QImage.Format_RGB888) pixmap = QPixmap.fromImage(qim) # Update the QLabel self.imageLabel.setPixmap(pixmap)

  3. Run the Application: Create an instance of QApplication and your application window, then start the event loop.

    if __name__ == '__main__': app = QApplication(sys.argv) ex = QRCodeGenerator() ex.show() sys.exit(app.exec_())

How It Works

  • The QRCodeGenerator class creates a simple window with a text field, a button, and a label.
  • The user enters text into the text field.
  • Upon clicking the "Generate QR Code" button, the generateQR method is called. This method generates a QR code from the entered text using the qrcode library and displays it in the label.

Customizing the App

  • You can customize the QR Code's size, colors, and error correction level by adjusting the parameters in the qrcode.QRCode constructor and the make_image method.
  • The GUI's look and feel can be further customized using PyQt5's extensive widgets and styling options.

This guide provides a basic QR Code generator. You can expand upon this with additional features like saving the QR code to a file, advanced configuration options, or integrating other types of barcode generation.

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