Decode/Read PDF417 Barcode in python

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I'm looking for a good python module to decode/read pdf417 barcodes on drivers licence. My research came up with only the PyZbar which works best for QRcodes and 1D-barcodes and not the PDF417.

I will like to extract information such as: first name, last name, DOB, Address, City, State, ZipCode, Height, Eye Color, Hair Color,

Sample Barcode Image from Google:

For better understanding, we need your sample codes. Please, share them with us. — Hamed Baziyad
– Hamed Baziyad, Commented Jun 25, 2020 at 19:10

Brett Allen · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-05 19:58:29Z

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There are two libraries that I know of for decoding PDF417 barcodes.

You can checkout python-zxing which is a python wrapper for the ZXing decoder or you can use pdf417decoder which is a native Python port of a C# PDF417 decoder library.

ZXing requires files to be saved to the disk first while pdf417decoder can take a PIL Image object directly.

answered Apr 5, 2021 at 19:58

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