qrcode (Python)
Generate QR code images from Python, useful for encoding URLs and data.
Files, images and media PyPI BSD
Used in agent projects
27
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in files, images and media
#37 of 52
by use in those projects
Downloads
7.6M
PyPI, last 7 days, qrcode
GitHub stars
4,948
last push Mar 25, 2026
How qrcode (Python) is used
qrcode (Python) is a dependency in 27 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #37 of 52 in files, images and media. The most used alternative there is Sharp. Projects that use it most often also use Requests (74.1%), python-dotenv (70.4%), Pillow (59.3%).
Often used with qrcode (Python)
| Requests | 74.1% of qrcode (Python) projects · 13.9× more than average |
|---|---|
| python-dotenv | 70.4% of qrcode (Python) projects · 10.8× more than average |
| Pillow | 59.3% of qrcode (Python) projects · 25.8× more than average |
| solders | 48.1% of qrcode (Python) projects · 14.5× more than average |
| base58 | 44.4% of qrcode (Python) projects · 23.3× more than average |
| cryptography | 40.7% of qrcode (Python) projects · 24.3× more than average |
| solana-py | 40.7% of qrcode (Python) projects · 15.1× more than average |
| aiohttp | 37.0% of qrcode (Python) projects · 15.9× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list qrcode (Python) as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install qrcode |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (27) |
| Example projects | fireblocks/fireblocks-key-recovery-tool, imcrazysteven/Crypto-Trading-Analyze-Telegram-Bot, marksantiago290/Solana-Token-Launch-Monitorning-Telegram-bot, ManojINaik/manimAnimationAgent |
Alternatives to qrcode (Python)
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp npm High-speed image processing for resizing, converting JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF formats. |
390 (3.1%) | 115M | 32.7K | Apache-2.0 |
| Pillow pypi Python imaging library for image processing, manipulation and conversion. |
292 (2.3%) | 138M | 13.9K | — |
| Nodemailer npm Send emails from Node.js applications with support for multiple transport methods. |
232 (1.8%) | 25.2M | 17.7K | MIT-0 |
| jsPDF npm Generate PDF documents directly from JavaScript in browsers and Node.js. |
184 (1.4%) | 15.6M | 31.3K | MIT |
| qrcode (JavaScript) npm Generate QR codes on server and client using canvas with Node.js and browser support. |
163 (1.3%) | 29.7M | 8,178 | MIT |
| SheetJS npm Parse and generate spreadsheets (Excel, CSV) in Node.js and browsers. |
146 (1.1%) | 12.7M | 36.3K | Apache-2.0 |
| html2canvas npm JavaScript library for taking screenshots of web pages and rendering HTML to canvas. |
115 (0.9%) | 18.5M | 31.9K | MIT |
| JSZip npm JavaScript library for creating, reading and editing ZIP archives in the browser. |
96 (0.8%) | 47.5M | 10.4K | (MIT OR GPL-3.0-or-later) |