5 posts tagged with "qr-codes"

Gone are the days of boring black-and-white squares! With the advent of advanced AI image generation models like Stable Diffusion, we can now create QR codes that are not only scannable but are also stunning works of art. This guide will walk you through the process of generating stylized QR codes that seamlessly blend into captivating images.

If you print 1,000 posters with a QR code and the website URL changes next week, a "Static" QR code becomes a pile of wasted paper. The solution is a Dynamic QR code.

Instead of encoding your final destination (like myshop.com/promo-january), you encode a "Short URL" that you control (like myqr.link/offer). When a user scans it, your server looks up where offer should go today and redirects them instantly.

Exporting your scan data is the final piece of the puzzle. While a database is great for storage, most team members prefer to see results in a spreadsheet.

In Python, the pandas library is the gold standard for this. It can read directly from your SQLite database and convert that data into a professional-looking Excel or CSV file in just a few lines of code.

Connecting your scanner to a database transforms a simple visual tool into a functional Inventory Management or Attendance System. In this walkthrough, we will use SQLite because it is built into Python, requires no external server setup, and is perfect for edge devices like a Raspberry Pi or a local laptop.

Building a code generator is only half the battle. In this walkthrough, we will build a high-performance scanning system capable of identifying and decoding multiple barcodes and 2D codes (QR, Data Matrix, etc.) from both static images and real-time video streams.