python-printer-escpos 0.0.2

USB Printer

from escpos.connections import getUSBPrinter


printer = getUSBPrinter()(idVendor=0x1504,
                          idProduct=0x0006
                          inputEndPoint=0x82,
                          outputEndPoint=0x01) # Create the printer object with the connection params

printer.text("Hello World")
printer.lf()

Network Printer

from escpos.connections import getNetworkPrinter


printer = getNetworkPrinter()(host='192.168.0.20', port=9100)

printer.text("Hello World")
printer.lf()

Serial Printer

from escpos.connections import getSerialPrinter


printer = getSerialPrinter()(dev='/dev/ttyS0',
                          baudrate=9600)

printer.text("Hello World")
printer.lf()

Device File Printer

from escpos.connections import getFilePrinter


printer = getFilePrinter()(dev='/dev/ttys2')

printer.text("Hello World")
printer.lf()

Generic example code

See the full list of available default commands at https://pythonhosted.org/python-printer-escpos/modules/escpos.commandset.html

from escpos.connections import getUSBPrinter


printer = getUSBPrinter()(idVendor=0x1504,
                          idProduct=0x0006
                          inputEndPoint=0x82,
                          outputEndPoint=0x01) # Create the printer object with the connection params

# Print a image
printer.image('/home/shantanu/companylogo.gif')

printer.text("Hello World")
printer.lf()

printer.align('center')
printer.text('This text is center aligned')

# Print a barcode
printer.barcode(text='Shantanu', textPosition='below', font='b', height=100, width=2, system='CODE93')
printer.lf()

printer.bold()
printer.text('This text is bold text')
printer.lf()
printer.bold(False)
printer.text('This text is not bold')
printer.lf()

printer.charSpacing(1)
printer.text('This text has normal right char spacing')
printer.lf()
printer.charSpacing(5)
printer.text('This text has 5 right char spacing')
printer.lf()

printer.color()
printer.text('This text is in primary color')
printer.lf()
printer.color(1)
printer.text('This text is in color 1')
printer.lf()

printer.doubleHeight()
printer.text('This text is double height text')
printer.lf()
printer.doubleHeight(False)
printer.text('This text is not double height')
printer.lf()

printer.doubleStrike()
printer.text('This text is double strike text')
printer.lf()
printer.doubleStrike(False)
printer.text('This text is not double strike')
printer.lf()

printer.doubleWidth()
printer.text('This text is double width text')
printer.lf()
printer.doubleWidth(False)
printer.text('This text is not double width')
printer.lf()

printer.font('b')
printer.text('This text is in font b')
printer.lf()
printer.font('a')
printer.text('This text is in font a')
printer.lf()

printer.invert()
printer.text('This text is in inverted colors')
printer.lf()
printer.invert(False)
printer.text('This text is not in inverted colors')
printer.lf()

printer.leftMargin(30)
printer.text('This text has left Margin of 30')
printer.lf()

printer.lineSpacing()
printer.text('This text has 1/6 inch line spacing')
printer.lf()
printer.lineSpacing(5)
printer.text('This text has 5/60 inch line spacing')
printer.lf()

printer.printAreaWidth(200)
printer.text('Set print area width to 200')
printer.lf()
printer.text('1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890')
printer.printAreaWidth()
printer.lf()

# Print QR Code
printer.qr('My name is Shantanu Bhadoria')
printer.qr('WIFI:T:WPA;S:ShantanusWifi;P:wifipasswordhere;;')  # Create a QR code for connecting to a Wifi
printer.lf()

printer.rotate90(100)
printer.text('This text is rotated 90 degrees')

printer.tabPositions([3, 32])
for plu in plus:
    printer.text(plu.quantity)
    printer.tab()
    printer.text(' x ' + plu.name)
    printer.tab()
    printer.text('$' + plu.price)

printer.underline()
printer.text('This text is underlined text')
printer.lf()
printer.underline(True,True)
printer.text('This text is double dot width underlined text')
printer.lf()
printer.underline(False)
printer.text('This text is not underlined')
printer.lf()

printer.upsideDown()
printer.text('This text is upside down')
printer.lf()
printer.upsideDown(False)
printer.text('This text is not upside down')
printer.lf()

printer.horizontalPosition(100)
printer.text('This text starts at 1/6inches from left margin')

printer.cutPaper()

printer.drawerKickPulse()