.. python-printer-escpos documentation master file, created by sphinx-quickstart on Wed Apr 13 15:50:40 2016. You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least contain the root `toctree` directive. Welcome to python-printer-escpos's documentation! ========================================== .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 4 manual Installation ============ Get some prerequisites first for image printing etc. :: pip install Pillow Install python-printer-escpos :: pip install python-printer-escpos Examples ======== Generic printer commands ************************ See the full list of available default commands at :doc:`modules/escpos.commandset` :: from escpos.connections import getUSBPrinter printer = getUSBPrinter()(idVendor=0x1504, idProduct=0x0006 inputEndPoint=0x82, outputEndPoint=0x01) # Create the printer object with the connection params # Print a image printer.image('/home/shantanu/companylogo.gif') printer.text("Hello World") printer.lf() printer.align('center') printer.text('This text is center aligned') # Print a barcode printer.barcode(text='Shantanu', textPosition='below', font='b', height=100, width=2, system='CODE93') printer.lf() printer.bold() printer.text('This text is bold text') printer.lf() printer.bold(False) printer.text('This text is not bold') printer.lf() printer.charSpacing(1) printer.text('This text has normal right char spacing') printer.lf() printer.charSpacing(5) printer.text('This text has 5 right char spacing') printer.lf() printer.color() printer.text('This text is in primary color') printer.lf() printer.color(1) printer.text('This text is in color 1') printer.lf() printer.doubleHeight() printer.text('This text is double height text') printer.lf() printer.doubleHeight(False) printer.text('This text is not double height') printer.lf() printer.doubleStrike() printer.text('This text is double strike text') printer.lf() printer.doubleStrike(False) printer.text('This text is not double strike') printer.lf() printer.doubleWidth() printer.text('This text is double width text') printer.lf() printer.doubleWidth(False) printer.text('This text is not double width') printer.lf() printer.font('b') printer.text('This text is in font b') printer.lf() printer.font('a') printer.text('This text is in font a') printer.lf() printer.invert() printer.text('This text is in inverted colors') printer.lf() printer.invert(False) printer.text('This text is not in inverted colors') printer.lf() printer.leftMargin(30) printer.text('This text has left Margin of 30') printer.lf() printer.lineSpacing() printer.text('This text has 1/6 inch line spacing') printer.lf() printer.lineSpacing(5) printer.text('This text has 5/60 inch line spacing') printer.lf() printer.printAreaWidth(200) printer.text('Set print area width to 200') printer.lf() printer.text('1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890') printer.printAreaWidth() printer.lf() # Print QR Code printer.qr('My name is Shantanu Bhadoria') printer.qr('WIFI:T:WPA;S:ShantanusWifi;P:wifipasswordhere;;') # Create a QR code for connecting to a Wifi printer.lf() printer.rotate90(100) printer.text('This text is rotated 90 degrees') printer.tabPositions([3, 32]) for plu in plus: printer.text(plu.quantity) printer.tab() printer.text(' x ' + plu.name) printer.tab() printer.text('$' + plu.price) printer.underline() printer.text('This text is underlined text') printer.lf() printer.underline(True,True) printer.text('This text is double dot width underlined text') printer.lf() printer.underline(False) printer.text('This text is not underlined') printer.lf() printer.upsideDown() printer.text('This text is upside down') printer.lf() printer.upsideDown(False) printer.text('This text is not upside down') printer.lf() printer.horizontalPosition(100) printer.text('This text starts at 1/6inches from left margin') printer.cutPaper() printer.drawerKickPulse() To run the commands first you must create a printer object as explained in the next section Creating printer objects ************************ USB Printer ----------- Advanced Usage '''''''''''''' See :doc:`/manual/connections/usb` Synopsis '''''''' :: from escpos.connections import getUSBPrinter printer = getUSBPrinter()(idVendor=0x1504, idProduct=0x0006 inputEndPoint=0x82, outputEndPoint=0x01) # Create the printer object with the connection params printer.text("Hello World") printer.lf() Network Printer --------------- Advanced Usage '''''''''''''' See :doc:`/manual/connections/network` Synposis '''''''' :: from escpos.connections import getNetworkPrinter printer = getNetworkPrinter()(host='192.168.0.20', port=9100) printer.text("Hello World") printer.lf() Serial Printer -------------- Advanced Usage '''''''''''''' See :doc:`/manual/connections/serial` Synposis '''''''' :: from escpos.connections import getSerialPrinter printer = getSerialPrinter()(dev='/dev/ttyS0', baudrate=9600) printer.text("Hello World") printer.lf() Device File Printer ------------------- Advanced Usage '''''''''''''' See :doc:`/manual/connections/file` Synposis '''''''' :: from escpos.connections import getFilePrinter printer = getFilePrinter()(dev='/dev/ttys2') printer.text("Hello World") printer.lf() Indices and tables ================== * :ref:`genindex` * :ref:`modindex` * :ref:`search`