How to decode a QR-code image in (preferably pure) Python?

Question

TL;DR: I need a way to decode a QR-code from an image file using (preferable pure) Python.

I\'ve got a jpg file with a

Answer 1

There is a library called BoofCV which claims to better than ZBar and other libraries.
Here are the steps to use that (any OS).

Pre-requisites:

• Ensure JDK 14+ is installed and set in $PATH
• pip install pyboof

Class to decode:

import os
import numpy as np
import pyboof as pb

pb.init_memmap() #Optional

class QR_Extractor:
    # Src: github.com/lessthanoptimal/PyBoof/blob/master/examples/qrcode_detect.py
    def __init__(self):
        self.detector = pb.FactoryFiducial(np.uint8).qrcode()
    
    def extract(self, img_path):
        if not os.path.isfile(img_path):
            print('File not found:', img_path)
            return None
        image = pb.load_single_band(img_path, np.uint8)
        self.detector.detect(image)
        qr_codes = []
        for qr in self.detector.detections:
            qr_codes.append({
                'text': qr.message,
                'points': qr.bounds.convert_tuple()
            })
        return qr_codes

Usage:

qr_scanner = QR_Extractor()
output = qr_scanner.extract('Your-Image.jpg')
print(output)

Tested and works on Python 3.8 (Windows & Ubuntu)