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id: biip
version: "5.0.0"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
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# biip — Biip interprets the data in barcodes.

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 94.0K/mo

## What it is and what it does

Biip is a barcode interpretation library that takes raw barcode data—typically a string extracted from a physical barcode scan or QR code—and parses it into structured, human-readable components. It supports multiple barcode standards: GTIN-8/12/13/14 (used in EAN and ITF-14 barcodes), GS1 AI element strings (GS1-128), GS1 Digital Link URIs (QR and Data Matrix), and UPC-A/UPC-E codes. The library returns a ParseResult object containing the symbology identifier, GTIN details (format, check digit, company prefix, GS1 prefix with usage information), and other metadata.

The package is designed for developers building inventory, retail, supply-chain, or logistics systems that need to decode and validate barcode data. It has a single runtime dependency (typing-extensions) and requires Python 3.10+. The library is actively maintained, marked as production-stable, and carries no known security vulnerabilities.

Use it for:

- Decode EAN-13 barcodes in retail point-of-sale systems to retrieve product identifiers and validate check digits.
- Parse GS1-128 barcodes in warehouse management to extract shipment and lot information from AI element strings.
- Interpret QR codes containing GS1 Digital Link URIs to access product data in supply-chain tracking applications.
- Validate ISBN numbers embedded in GTIN-13 barcodes on books to verify publisher and title information.
- Extract company prefix and product code from UPC-A barcodes for inventory reconciliation.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Biip parses and interprets data encoded in barcodes, including GTIN numbers, GS1 AI element strings, GS1 Digital Link URIs, and UPC codes, extracting structured information from barcode symbologies.

Yes. Biip is a focused, well-maintained library with no security vulnerabilities, low install friction, and permissive licensing. Install it if you need to parse or validate barcode data in any of the supported GS1 or UPC formats; it handles the complexity of multiple barcode standards and symbology identifiers so you don't have to.

## Install

pip install biip
uv add biip
poetry add biip

## Installing biip

Before you install: Low friction install with a single runtime dependency (typing-extensions). Actively maintained with recent releases; last commit 2026-08-13 and latest release 2025-10-12 indicate ongoing development.

License in practice: Licensed under Apache License 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for most projects.

Quickstart:

pip install biip

import biip
result = biip.parse("]E09781492053743")
print(result.gtin.value, result.gtin.format)

Requires Python 3.10 or later.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the library handles all GS1 AI codes or only a subset of the GS1 standard.
- Performance characteristics when parsing large batches of barcodes.
- Whether validation (e.g., check-digit verification) is performed automatically or on demand.

## Package facts

- License: Apache-2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 94.0K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

barcode parsing library, gtin ean upc decoder, gs1 barcode interpreter, barcode data extraction, qr code gs1 parser, isbn barcode reader, gtin validation, barcode-parsing, gs1-standard, retail-supply-chain

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