Django Thermal Printer Project

This project demonstrates how to connect and use a thermal printer with a Django web application on Windows OS. It includes setting up a virtual environment, creating a Django project, and building an interface for dynamic printing using win32print. Additionally, it covers connecting devices like passport scanners and barcode readers to Python.

Table of Contents

• Prerequisites
• Installation
  • Setting Up the Virtual Environment
  • Installing Required Packages
• Setting Up the Django Project
• Creating Models
• Setting Up the Admin Interface
• Creating Views and Templates
• Connecting Devices to Python
• Running the Project
• Docker Installation
  • Dockerfile
  • docker-compose.yml
• Conclusion

Prerequisites

Before starting, ensure you have the following:

• Python installed on your system
• Django installed in your Python environment
• A thermal printer with the necessary drivers installed on your Windows OS

Installation

Setting Up the Virtual Environment

1. Install virtualenv if you haven't already:

   pip install virtualenv

2. Create a virtual environment named printer_env:

   virtualenv printer_env

3. Activate the virtual environment:

   • On Windows:

     printer_env\Scripts\activate

   • On macOS/Linux:

     source printer_env/bin/activate

Installing Required Packages

Within the virtual environment, install Django and other required packages:

pip install django pywin32

Installing Required Packages

Now Migrating the data to the database:

python manage.py makemigrations pos
python manage.py migrate

or smiple

Install the project using Docker image

docker-compose build -d