pyStrich

pyStrich is a fast pure-Python module to generate 1D and 2D barcodes in PNG, SVG and other image formats. Currently it supports:

Code 39 (code39)
Code 128 and GS1-128 (code128)
EAN-13 (ean13)
Interleaved 2 of 5 and ITF-14 (itf)
Data Matrix and GS1 Data Matrix (datamatrix)
QR Code (qrcode)
PDF417 (pdf417)
Aztec Code (aztec)

PNG output requires Pillow, installable via the pyStrich[png] extra; SVG, EPS, DXF and terminal output do not. pyStrich supports encoding only, not decoding.

Available from PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/pyStrich/

Documentation: https://www.method-b.uk/pyStrich/docs/

Background

pyStrich was originally a fork of huBarcode. huBarcode was developed by HuDoRa from at least 2007, and has not been active since late 2013. Method B Ltd forked huBarcode as pyStrich in 2015 to provide Python 3 support and to continue development. pyStrich has been substantially enhanced over the years and has gone far beyond a simple port to Python 3. As of 2026, pyStrich is a modern Python package with full use of typing, linting and a comprehensive test suite.

Thanks to the folks at HuDoRa for the original huBarcode library that pyStrich grew out of.

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The code is available under the Apache License, Version 2.0.

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