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Python PDF417 Code Generator
from pdf417gen import encode, render_image, render_svg
# Some data to encode
text = """LOREM IPSUM"""
# Convert to code words
codes = encode(text)
# Generate barcode as image
image = render_image(codes) # Pillow Image object
image.save('barcode.jpg')
# Generate barcode as SVG
svg = render_svg(codes) # ElementTree object
svg.write("barcode.svg")