wia_scan 0.5.1

wia_scan 0.5.1

wia_scan

A simple utility for using document scanners that support Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) and is easy to install. If your scanner works using Windows Fax and Scan, there is a good chance it will work with this python script. This package allows you to create your own efficient scanning loop or use the one the one already provided.

Use cases:

• You have a flatbed scanner, and you need to scan a lot of documents, thus you don't want to use Windows Fax and Scan tool as it can introduce quite some overhead. This utility allows you to only press a few keystrokes in between scans, while you may need to turn the page or change the paper since you don't have an automatic feeding scanner like I don't.
• Support scanners in your own application on Windows using a simple Python dependency

Alternatives: Existing WIA libraries, but to my surprise the ones I found required quite old versions of Python, which I didn't want since I wanted to combine the scanning process with some modern Python packages.

Installation

pip install wia_scan

Alternative: From Source

Download this source and install flit using pip install flit and run the following command from the source folder

flit install

Usage

Command Line Interface

wia_scan 0.5.1.

Usage:
  wia_scan list_devices [-v]
  wia_scan single [--file=<output_file>] [--dpi=<dpi>] [--brightness=<brightness>] [--contrast=<contrast>] [--mode=<mode>] [-v] [--uid=<uid>] [-q]
  wia_scan many [--out=<output_folder>] [-v]
  wia_scan --help

Options:
  -h --help                    Show this screen.
  --version                    Show version.
  -v --verbose                 Verbose output
  -q --quiet                   Quiet=no output
  --dpi=<dpi>                  Dots per inch; the higher this setting the higher the output resolution
  --brightness=<brightness>    Brightness setting for the scanner, goes from -1000 to 1000
  --contrast=<contrast>        Contrast setting for the scanner, goes from -1000 to 1000
  --mode=<mode>                RGB for colored, L for grayscale
  --file=<output_file>         Image output file
  --out=<output_folder>        Scanned images output folder

Library Usage - Custom Loop

Example: Scan many single sided documents from the same scanner while waiting for a single key press between scans:

from wia_scan import *

device = prompt_choose_device_and_connect()
for i in range(1000000):
    press_any_key_to_continue()
    pillow_image = scan_side(device=device, scan_profile=DEFAULT_SCAN_PROFILE)
    filename = f'{i}.jpeg'
    pillow_image.save(filename, subsampling=0, optimize=True,
             progressive=True, quality=80)

License

wia_scan is distributed under the terms of the MIT license.