How to install zxing via python pip

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When you know about this project and you want to new install zxing to support your project or you get trouble as ModuleNotFoundError: No module named "zxing" or ImportError: cannot import name "zxing" in your project, let follow this tutorial to install zxing

Installation:

Step 1: First, ensure you installed pip in your os, to check pip has been installed on your computer

In Windows (CMD):

py -m pip --version

In Unix/macOS:

python3 -m pip --version

Ensure pip, setuptools, and wheel are up to date:

In Windows (CMD):

py -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

In Unix/macOS:

python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel

py -m pip install --user virtualenv

py -m venv test_zxing_env

test_zxing_env\Scripts\active

pip3 install virtualenv

python3 -m venv test_zxing_env

source test_zxing_env/bin/active

Step 2: OK, now, let flow below content to start the installation zxing

To install zxing on Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install zxing

To install zxing on Unix/macOs:

pip install zxing

Step 3: If you want to install a specific zxing version, add ==<zxing version> to the end command line

Example:

pip install zxing==0.9.1

Please see the version list below table:

py -m pip install zxing==0.14

pip install zxing==0.14

py -m pip install zxing==0.13.1

pip install zxing==0.13.1

py -m pip install zxing==0.13

pip install zxing==0.13

py -m pip install zxing==0.12

pip install zxing==0.12

py -m pip install zxing==0.11

pip install zxing==0.11

py -m pip install zxing==0.10

pip install zxing==0.10

py -m pip install zxing==0.9.3

pip install zxing==0.9.3

py -m pip install zxing==0.9.2

pip install zxing==0.9.2

py -m pip install zxing==0.9.1

pip install zxing==0.9.1

Step 4: Otherwise, you can install zxing from local archives:

Download the distribution file from zxing-0.14.tar.gz or the specific zxing version in the below list of distribution

After that, install by command:

On Windows(CMD):

py -m pip install <path_to_zxing_downloaded_file>

On Unix/macOs:

pip install <path_to_zxing_downloaded_file>

List distribution:

Project link:

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