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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+from sys import argv
+import zbar
+from PIL import Image
+
+if len(argv) < 2: exit(1)
+
+# create a reader
+scanner = zbar.ImageScanner()
+
+# configure the reader
+scanner.parse_config('enable')
+
+# obtain image data
+pil = Image.open(argv[1]).convert('L')
+width, height = pil.size
+raw = pil.tobytes()
+
+# wrap image data
+image = zbar.Image(width, height, 'Y800', raw)
+
+# scan the image for barcodes
+scanner.scan(image)
+
+# extract results
+for symbol in image:
+    # do something useful with results
+    print('decoded', symbol.type, 'symbol', '"%s"' % symbol.data)
+
+# clean up
+del(image)