qrtools ###1. Introduction qrtools is a suite of tools for handling QR codes. ###2. Dependencies This module requires the ZBar Bar Code Reader, which may be obtained from here. Than, you might need to install PyPNG, the Python bindings for ZBar and PIL(pillow) modules: [sudo] pip install pypng [sudo] pip install zbar [sudo] pip install pillow ###3. Install This package uses distutils, which is the default way of installing python modules. To install in your home directory, securely run the following: git clone https://github.com/primetang/qrtools.git cd qrtools [sudo] python setup.py install Or directly through pip to install it: [sudo] pip install qrtools ###4. Usage Use it just like the following code: import qrtools qr = qrtools.QR() qr.decode("bookmark.png") print qr.data And here is the bookmark.png: