Building a Python Camera SDK and Using It for Multi-Barcode Scanning

Now that the lightweight C camera SDK is complete for Windows, Linux and macOS, we can integrate it into other high-level programming languages. In this article, we will explore how to build a Python camera SDK based on the C camera library and use it for multi-barcode scanning with the Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK.

Python Multi-Barcode Scanner Demo Video

Scaffolding a CPython Extension Project

A CPython extension is a shared library (e.g., a DLL on Windows, a .so on Linux, or a .dylib on macOS) that can be loaded into the Python interpreter at runtime and used to extend its functionality. The structure of the lite camera CPython extension project is as follows:

python-lite-camera
│
│── include
│   ├── Camera.h
│   ├── CameraPreview.h
│   ├── stb_image_write.h
│── lib
│   ├── linux
│   │   ├── liblitecam.so
│   ├── macos
│   │   ├── liblitecam.dylib
│   ├── windows
│   │   ├── litecam.dll
│   │   ├── litecam.lib
├── src
│   ├── litecam.cpp
│   ├── pycamera.h
│   ├── pywindow.h
│── litecam
│   ├── __init__.py
│── setup.py
│── MANIFEST.in
│── README.md

Explanation:

• include: The header files of the C camera library.
• lib: The shared libraries of the C camera library.
• src: The source code of the Python camera SDK.
• litecam: The entry point of the Python extension.
• setup.py: The build script.
• MANIFEST.in: The manifest file for including non-Python files.
• README.md: The documentation.

Writing Build Script setup.py for Python Extension

Add the following content to setup.py:

from setuptools.command import build_ext
from setuptools import setup, Extension
import sys
import os
import io
from setuptools.command.install import install
import shutil
from pathlib import Path

lib_dir = ''

sources = [
    "src/litecam.cpp",
]

include_dirs = [os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "include")]

libraries = ['litecam']

extra_compile_args = []

if sys.platform == "linux" or sys.platform == "linux2":
    lib_dir = 'lib/linux'
    extra_compile_args = ['-std=c++11']
    extra_link_args = ["-Wl,-rpath=$ORIGIN"]
elif sys.platform == "darwin":
    lib_dir = 'lib/macos'
    extra_compile_args = ['-std=c++11']
    extra_link_args = ["-Wl,-rpath,@loader_path"]
elif sys.platform == "win32":
    lib_dir = 'lib/windows'
    extra_link_args = []

else:
    raise RuntimeError("Unsupported platform")


long_description = io.open("README.md", encoding="utf-8").read()

module_litecam = Extension(
    "litecam",
    sources=sources,
    include_dirs=include_dirs,
    library_dirs=[lib_dir],
    libraries=libraries,
    extra_compile_args=extra_compile_args,
    extra_link_args=extra_link_args,
)

def copyfiles(src, dst):
    if os.path.isdir(src):
        filelist = os.listdir(src)
        for file in filelist:
            libpath = os.path.join(src, file)
            shutil.copy2(libpath, dst)
    else:
        shutil.copy2(src, dst)


class CustomBuildExt(build_ext.build_ext):
    def run(self):
        build_ext.build_ext.run(self)
        dst = os.path.join(self.build_lib, "litecam")
        copyfiles(lib_dir, dst)
        filelist = os.listdir(self.build_lib)
        for file in filelist:
            filePath = os.path.join(self.build_lib, file)
            if not os.path.isdir(file):
                copyfiles(filePath, dst)
                os.remove(filePath)


class CustomBuildExtDev(build_ext.build_ext):
    def run(self):
        build_ext.build_ext.run(self)
        dev_folder = os.path.join(Path(__file__).parent, 'litecam')
        copyfiles(lib_dir, dev_folder)
        filelist = os.listdir(self.build_lib)
        for file in filelist:
            filePath = os.path.join(self.build_lib, file)
            if not os.path.isdir(file):
                copyfiles(filePath, dev_folder)


class CustomInstall(install):
    def run(self):
        install.run(self)


setup(name='lite-camera',
      version='2.0.1',
      description='LiteCam is a lightweight, cross-platform library for capturing RGB frames from cameras and displaying them. Designed with simplicity and ease of integration in mind, LiteCam supports Windows, Linux and macOS platforms.',
      long_description=long_description,
      long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
      author='yushulx',
      url='https://github.com/yushulx/python-lite-camera',
      license='MIT',
      packages=['litecam'],
      ext_modules=[module_litecam],
      classifiers=[
           "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
           "Environment :: Console",
           "Intended Audience :: Developers",
          "Intended Audience :: Education",
          "Intended Audience :: Information Technology",
          "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
          "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
          "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
          "Operating System :: MacOS",
          "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
          "Programming Language :: Python",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
          "Programming Language :: C++",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
          "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
          "Topic :: Software Development",
      ],
      cmdclass={
          'install': CustomInstall,
          'build_ext': CustomBuildExt,
          'develop': CustomBuildExtDev},
      )

Explanation:

• lite-camera: The name of the Python package.
• ext_modules: A list of CPython extensions. It specifies the source files, include directories, library directories, libraries, and compile/link flags for different platforms.
• develop: A custom command for development. It copies the shared libraries to the litecam folder for easy testing.
• build_ext: Customizes the build process for packaging the shared libraries into the wheel package.

Implementing Python Camera SDK API in C

The pycamera.h file defines the PyCamera Python class for capturing frames from the camera, while the pywindow.h file defines the PyWindow Python class for displaying the frames in a window. The litecam.cpp file serves as the entry point for the Python extension, where some global methods are defined, and the PyCamera and PyWindow classes are registered.

pycamera.h

Includes

python-lite-camera
│
│── include
│   ├── Camera.h
│   ├── CameraPreview.h
│   ├── stb_image_write.h
│── lib
│   ├── linux
│   │   ├── liblitecam.so
│   ├── macos
│   │   ├── liblitecam.dylib
│   ├── windows
│   │   ├── litecam.dll
│   │   ├── litecam.lib
├── src
│   ├── litecam.cpp
│   ├── pycamera.h
│   ├── pywindow.h
│── litecam
│   ├── __init__.py
│── setup.py
│── MANIFEST.in
│── README.md

• Python.h: Included to use the Python C API.
• structmember.h: Provides macros and helpers for managing object members.
• Camera.h: Defines the Camera class, which the PyCamera extension wraps.

PyCamera Struct Definition

from setuptools.command import build_ext
from setuptools import setup, Extension
import sys
import os
import io
from setuptools.command.install import install
import shutil
from pathlib import Path

lib_dir = ''

sources = [
    "src/litecam.cpp",
]

include_dirs = [os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "include")]

libraries = ['litecam']

extra_compile_args = []

if sys.platform == "linux" or sys.platform == "linux2":
    lib_dir = 'lib/linux'
    extra_compile_args = ['-std=c++11']
    extra_link_args = ["-Wl,-rpath=$ORIGIN"]
elif sys.platform == "darwin":
    lib_dir = 'lib/macos'
    extra_compile_args = ['-std=c++11']
    extra_link_args = ["-Wl,-rpath,@loader_path"]
elif sys.platform == "win32":
    lib_dir = 'lib/windows'
    extra_link_args = []

else:
    raise RuntimeError("Unsupported platform")


long_description = io.open("README.md", encoding="utf-8").read()

module_litecam = Extension(
    "litecam",
    sources=sources,
    include_dirs=include_dirs,
    library_dirs=[lib_dir],
    libraries=libraries,
    extra_compile_args=extra_compile_args,
    extra_link_args=extra_link_args,
)

def copyfiles(src, dst):
    if os.path.isdir(src):
        filelist = os.listdir(src)
        for file in filelist:
            libpath = os.path.join(src, file)
            shutil.copy2(libpath, dst)
    else:
        shutil.copy2(src, dst)


class CustomBuildExt(build_ext.build_ext):
    def run(self):
        build_ext.build_ext.run(self)
        dst = os.path.join(self.build_lib, "litecam")
        copyfiles(lib_dir, dst)
        filelist = os.listdir(self.build_lib)
        for file in filelist:
            filePath = os.path.join(self.build_lib, file)
            if not os.path.isdir(file):
                copyfiles(filePath, dst)
                os.remove(filePath)


class CustomBuildExtDev(build_ext.build_ext):
    def run(self):
        build_ext.build_ext.run(self)
        dev_folder = os.path.join(Path(__file__).parent, 'litecam')
        copyfiles(lib_dir, dev_folder)
        filelist = os.listdir(self.build_lib)
        for file in filelist:
            filePath = os.path.join(self.build_lib, file)
            if not os.path.isdir(file):
                copyfiles(filePath, dev_folder)


class CustomInstall(install):
    def run(self):
        install.run(self)


setup(name='lite-camera',
      version='2.0.1',
      description='LiteCam is a lightweight, cross-platform library for capturing RGB frames from cameras and displaying them. Designed with simplicity and ease of integration in mind, LiteCam supports Windows, Linux and macOS platforms.',
      long_description=long_description,
      long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
      author='yushulx',
      url='https://github.com/yushulx/python-lite-camera',
      license='MIT',
      packages=['litecam'],
      ext_modules=[module_litecam],
      classifiers=[
           "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
           "Environment :: Console",
           "Intended Audience :: Developers",
          "Intended Audience :: Education",
          "Intended Audience :: Information Technology",
          "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
          "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
          "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
          "Operating System :: MacOS",
          "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
          "Programming Language :: Python",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
          "Programming Language :: C++",
          "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
          "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
          "Topic :: Software Development",
      ],
      cmdclass={
          'install': CustomInstall,
          'build_ext': CustomBuildExt,
          'develop': CustomBuildExtDev},
      )

The PyCamera struct represents the Python object that wraps around the C Camera object. The handler is a pointer to an instance of the Camera class.

Methods

• PyCamera_dealloc
  

  #include <python.h>
  #include <structmember.h>
  #include "Camera.h"
  </structmember.h></python.h>

  Deallocates the Camera object and releases the associated memory.

• PyCamera_new
  

  typedef struct
  {
      PyObject_HEAD Camera *handler;
  } PyCamera;
  

  Creates a new instance of PyCamera. It allocates memory for the Python object, creates a new Camera object, and assigns it to self->handler.

• open
  

  static int PyCamera_clear(PyCamera *self)
  {
      if (self->handler)
      {
          delete self->handler;
      }
      return 0;
  }
  
  static void PyCamera_dealloc(PyCamera *self)
  {
      PyCamera_clear(self);
      Py_TYPE(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
  }
  
  

  Opens the camera with the specified index.

• listMediaTypes
  

  static PyObject *PyCamera_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
  {
      PyCamera *self;
  
      self = (PyCamera *)type->tp_alloc(type, 0);
      if (self != NULL)
      {
          self->handler = new Camera();
      }
  
      return (PyObject *)self;
  }
  
  

  Returns a list of supported media types. For Windows, it converts the wide character string to a Python Unicode object.

• release
  

  static PyObject *open(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
  {
      PyCamera *self = (PyCamera *)obj;
  
      int index = 0;
      if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i", &index))
      {
          return NULL;
      }
  
      bool ret = self->handler->Open(index);
      return Py_BuildValue("i", ret);
  }
  

  Releases the camera.

• setResolution
  

  static PyObject *listMediaTypes(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
  {
      PyCamera *self = (PyCamera *)obj;
  
      std::vector<mediatypeinfo> mediaTypes = self->handler->ListSupportedMediaTypes();
  
      PyObject *pyList = PyList_New(0);
  
      for (size_t i = 0; i 
  
  
  <p>Sets the resolution of the camera.</p>
  </mediatypeinfo>

• captureFrame
  

  static PyObject *release(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
  {
      PyCamera *self = (PyCamera *)obj;
  
      self->handler->Release();
      Py_RETURN_NONE;
  }
  

  Captures a frame from the camera and returns the RGB data as a Python byte array.

• getWidth and getHeight
  

  static PyObject *setResolution(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
  {
      PyCamera *self = (PyCamera *)obj;
      int width = 0, height = 0;
      if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "ii", &width, &height))
      {
          return NULL;
      }
      int ret = self->handler->SetResolution(width, height);
      return Py_BuildValue("i", ret);
  }
  

  Returns the width and height of the captured frame.

instance_methods

static PyObject *captureFrame(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
{
    PyCamera *self = (PyCamera *)obj;

    FrameData frame = self->handler->CaptureFrame();
    if (frame.rgbData)
    {
        PyObject *rgbData = PyByteArray_FromStringAndSize((const char *)frame.rgbData, frame.size);
        PyObject *pyFrame = Py_BuildValue("iiiO", frame.width, frame.height, frame.size, rgbData);
        ReleaseFrame(frame);

        return pyFrame;
    }
    else
    {
        Py_RETURN_NONE;
    }
}

Defines the methods that are available on the PyCamera Python object. These methods are associated with the corresponding C functions defined above.

PyCameraType

static PyObject *getWidth(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
{
    PyCamera *self = (PyCamera *)obj;

    int width = self->handler->frameWidth;
    return Py_BuildValue("i", width);
}

static PyObject *getHeight(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
{
    PyCamera *self = (PyCamera *)obj;

    int height = self->handler->frameHeight;
    return Py_BuildValue("i", height);
}

Defines the PyCamera type, including its methods, memory allocation, deallocation, and other behaviors.

pywindow.h

Includes

static PyMethodDef instance_methods[] = {
    {"open", open, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
    {"listMediaTypes", listMediaTypes, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
    {"release", release, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
    {"setResolution", setResolution, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
    {"captureFrame", captureFrame, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
    {"getWidth", getWidth, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
    {"getHeight", getHeight, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
    {NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}};

• Python.h: Required to use the Python C API.
• structmember.h: Provides macros for managing object members.
• CameraPreview.h: Defines the CameraWindow class, which is used to display a camera preview and interact with it.

PyWindow Struct Definition

static PyTypeObject PyCameraType = {
    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0) "litecam.PyCamera", /* tp_name */
    sizeof(PyCamera),                                  /* tp_basicsize */
    0,                                                 /* tp_itemsize */
    (destructor)PyCamera_dealloc,                      /* tp_dealloc */
    0,                                                 /* tp_print */
    0,                                                 /* tp_getattr */
    0,                                                 /* tp_setattr */
    0,                                                 /* tp_reserved */
    0,                                                 /* tp_repr */
    0,                                                 /* tp_as_number */
    0,                                                 /* tp_as_sequence */
    0,                                                 /* tp_as_mapping */
    0,                                                 /* tp_hash  */
    0,                                                 /* tp_call */
    0,                                                 /* tp_str */
    PyObject_GenericGetAttr,                           /* tp_getattro */
    PyObject_GenericSetAttr,                           /* tp_setattro */
    0,                                                 /* tp_as_buffer */
    Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,          /*tp_flags*/
    "PyCamera",                                        /* tp_doc */
    0,                                                 /* tp_traverse */
    0,                                                 /* tp_clear */
    0,                                                 /* tp_richcompare */
    0,                                                 /* tp_weaklistoffset */
    0,                                                 /* tp_iter */
    0,                                                 /* tp_iternext */
    instance_methods,                                  /* tp_methods */
    0,                                                 /* tp_members */
    0,                                                 /* tp_getset */
    0,                                                 /* tp_base */
    0,                                                 /* tp_dict */
    0,                                                 /* tp_descr_get */
    0,                                                 /* tp_descr_set */
    0,                                                 /* tp_dictoffset */
    0,                                                 /* tp_init */
    0,                                                 /* tp_alloc */
    PyCamera_new,                                      /* tp_new */
};

Defines a PyWindow struct that wraps a C CameraWindow object. The handler member points to an instance of CameraWindow.

Methods for PyWindow Object

• PyWindow_dealloc
  

  #include <python.h>
  #include <structmember.h>
  #include "CameraPreview.h"
  </structmember.h></python.h>

  Deallocates the CameraWindow object and releases the memory.

• PyWindow_new
  

  typedef struct
  {
      PyObject_HEAD CameraWindow *handler;
  } PyWindow;
  
  

  Creates a new instance of PyWindow. It allocates memory for the Python object, creates a new CameraWindow object, and assigns it to self->handler.

• waitKey
  

  python-lite-camera
  │
  │── include
  │   ├── Camera.h
  │   ├── CameraPreview.h
  │   ├── stb_image_write.h
  │── lib
  │   ├── linux
  │   │   ├── liblitecam.so
  │   ├── macos
  │   │   ├── liblitecam.dylib
  │   ├── windows
  │   │   ├── litecam.dll
  │   │   ├── litecam.lib
  ├── src
  │   ├── litecam.cpp
  │   ├── pycamera.h
  │   ├── pywindow.h
  │── litecam
  │   ├── __init__.py
  │── setup.py
  │── MANIFEST.in
  │── README.md
  

  Waits for a key press event and returns False if the key matches the specified character. The False means the application should exit.

• showFrame
  

  from setuptools.command import build_ext
  from setuptools import setup, Extension
  import sys
  import os
  import io
  from setuptools.command.install import install
  import shutil
  from pathlib import Path
  
  lib_dir = ''
  
  sources = [
      "src/litecam.cpp",
  ]
  
  include_dirs = [os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "include")]
  
  libraries = ['litecam']
  
  extra_compile_args = []
  
  if sys.platform == "linux" or sys.platform == "linux2":
      lib_dir = 'lib/linux'
      extra_compile_args = ['-std=c++11']
      extra_link_args = ["-Wl,-rpath=$ORIGIN"]
  elif sys.platform == "darwin":
      lib_dir = 'lib/macos'
      extra_compile_args = ['-std=c++11']
      extra_link_args = ["-Wl,-rpath,@loader_path"]
  elif sys.platform == "win32":
      lib_dir = 'lib/windows'
      extra_link_args = []
  
  else:
      raise RuntimeError("Unsupported platform")
  
  
  long_description = io.open("README.md", encoding="utf-8").read()
  
  module_litecam = Extension(
      "litecam",
      sources=sources,
      include_dirs=include_dirs,
      library_dirs=[lib_dir],
      libraries=libraries,
      extra_compile_args=extra_compile_args,
      extra_link_args=extra_link_args,
  )
  
  def copyfiles(src, dst):
      if os.path.isdir(src):
          filelist = os.listdir(src)
          for file in filelist:
              libpath = os.path.join(src, file)
              shutil.copy2(libpath, dst)
      else:
          shutil.copy2(src, dst)
  
  
  class CustomBuildExt(build_ext.build_ext):
      def run(self):
          build_ext.build_ext.run(self)
          dst = os.path.join(self.build_lib, "litecam")
          copyfiles(lib_dir, dst)
          filelist = os.listdir(self.build_lib)
          for file in filelist:
              filePath = os.path.join(self.build_lib, file)
              if not os.path.isdir(file):
                  copyfiles(filePath, dst)
                  os.remove(filePath)
  
  
  class CustomBuildExtDev(build_ext.build_ext):
      def run(self):
          build_ext.build_ext.run(self)
          dev_folder = os.path.join(Path(__file__).parent, 'litecam')
          copyfiles(lib_dir, dev_folder)
          filelist = os.listdir(self.build_lib)
          for file in filelist:
              filePath = os.path.join(self.build_lib, file)
              if not os.path.isdir(file):
                  copyfiles(filePath, dev_folder)
  
  
  class CustomInstall(install):
      def run(self):
          install.run(self)
  
  
  setup(name='lite-camera',
        version='2.0.1',
        description='LiteCam is a lightweight, cross-platform library for capturing RGB frames from cameras and displaying them. Designed with simplicity and ease of integration in mind, LiteCam supports Windows, Linux and macOS platforms.',
        long_description=long_description,
        long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
        author='yushulx',
        url='https://github.com/yushulx/python-lite-camera',
        license='MIT',
        packages=['litecam'],
        ext_modules=[module_litecam],
        classifiers=[
             "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable",
             "Environment :: Console",
             "Intended Audience :: Developers",
            "Intended Audience :: Education",
            "Intended Audience :: Information Technology",
            "Intended Audience :: Science/Research",
            "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
            "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
            "Operating System :: MacOS",
            "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
            "Programming Language :: Python",
            "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
            "Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: Only",
            "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
            "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
            "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
            "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
            "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
            "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
            "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
            "Programming Language :: C++",
            "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
            "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering",
            "Topic :: Software Development",
        ],
        cmdclass={
            'install': CustomInstall,
            'build_ext': CustomBuildExt,
            'develop': CustomBuildExtDev},
        )
  

  Displays a frame in the window.

• drawContour
  

  #include <python.h>
  #include <structmember.h>
  #include "Camera.h"
  </structmember.h></python.h>

  Draws a contour (a series of points) on the frame.

• drawText
  

  typedef struct
  {
      PyObject_HEAD Camera *handler;
  } PyCamera;
  

  Draws text on the frame.

window_instance_methods

static int PyCamera_clear(PyCamera *self)
{
    if (self->handler)
    {
        delete self->handler;
    }
    return 0;
}

static void PyCamera_dealloc(PyCamera *self)
{
    PyCamera_clear(self);
    Py_TYPE(self)->tp_free((PyObject *)self);
}

Defines the methods that are available on the PyWindow Python object.

PyWindowType

static PyObject *PyCamera_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
{
    PyCamera *self;

    self = (PyCamera *)type->tp_alloc(type, 0);
    if (self != NULL)
    {
        self->handler = new Camera();
    }

    return (PyObject *)self;
}

Defines the PyWindow type, including its methods, memory allocation, deallocation, and other behavior.

litecam.cpp

static PyObject *open(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
{
    PyCamera *self = (PyCamera *)obj;

    int index = 0;
    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "i", &index))
    {
        return NULL;
    }

    bool ret = self->handler->Open(index);
    return Py_BuildValue("i", ret);
}

Explanation:

• getDeviceList: Returns a list of available cameras.
• saveJpeg: Saves a frame as a JPEG image.
• PyInit_litecam: Initializes the litecam module and registers the PyCamera and PyWindow types.

Building the Python Camera SDK

• Development Mode
  

  static PyObject *listMediaTypes(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
  {
      PyCamera *self = (PyCamera *)obj;
  
      std::vector<mediatypeinfo> mediaTypes = self->handler->ListSupportedMediaTypes();
  
      PyObject *pyList = PyList_New(0);
  
      for (size_t i = 0; i 
  
  </mediatypeinfo>

• Wheel Package
  

  static PyObject *release(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
  {
      PyCamera *self = (PyCamera *)obj;
  
      self->handler->Release();
      Py_RETURN_NONE;
  }
  

• Source Distribution
  

  static PyObject *setResolution(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
  {
      PyCamera *self = (PyCamera *)obj;
      int width = 0, height = 0;
      if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "ii", &width, &height))
      {
          return NULL;
      }
      int ret = self->handler->SetResolution(width, height);
      return Py_BuildValue("i", ret);
  }
  

Steps to Implement a Python Multi-Barcode Scanner

1. Install the Python camera SDK and Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK:
   

   static PyObject *captureFrame(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
   {
       PyCamera *self = (PyCamera *)obj;
   
       FrameData frame = self->handler->CaptureFrame();
       if (frame.rgbData)
       {
           PyObject *rgbData = PyByteArray_FromStringAndSize((const char *)frame.rgbData, frame.size);
           PyObject *pyFrame = Py_BuildValue("iiiO", frame.width, frame.height, frame.size, rgbData);
           ReleaseFrame(frame);
   
           return pyFrame;
       }
       else
       {
           Py_RETURN_NONE;
       }
   }
   

2. Obtain a 30-day free trial license for Dynamsoft Barcode Reader.

3. Create a Python script for multi-barcode scanning:
   

   static PyObject *getWidth(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
   {
       PyCamera *self = (PyCamera *)obj;
   
       int width = self->handler->frameWidth;
       return Py_BuildValue("i", width);
   }
   
   static PyObject *getHeight(PyObject *obj, PyObject *args)
   {
       PyCamera *self = (PyCamera *)obj;
   
       int height = self->handler->frameHeight;
       return Py_BuildValue("i", height);
   }
   

   Replace LICENSE-KEY with your Dynamsoft Barcode Reader license key.

4. Run the script:
   

   static PyMethodDef instance_methods[] = {
       {"open", open, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
       {"listMediaTypes", listMediaTypes, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
       {"release", release, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
       {"setResolution", setResolution, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
       {"captureFrame", captureFrame, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
       {"getWidth", getWidth, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
       {"getHeight", getHeight, METH_VARARGS, NULL},
       {NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}};
   
   

   

Source Code

https://github.com/yushulx/python-lite-camera

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