Python 3.10 cannot import pyzbar

Question

i am using pyzbar 0.1.9 for a barcode reader but when i try to import pyzbar.pyzbar i get this error:

FileNotFoundError: Could not find module 'C:\Users\galax\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\pyzbar\libzbar-64.dll' (or one of its dependencies). Try using the full path with constructor syntax.

i am using python version 3.10.6, is there any way to solve this problem?

this is how im trying to import pyzbar:

    from pyzbar.pyzbar import decode # <-- error in this line

Is there something I'm missing? or is the package corrupted?

i tried uninstalling and installing but it didnt work tho...

any help would be appreciated

Answer 1

Taken from the pyzbar README:

If you see an ugly ImportError when importing pyzbar on Windows you will most likely need the Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013. Install vcredist_x64.exe if using 64-bit Python, vcredist_x86.exe if using 32-bit Python.

So, you need to:

• Uninstall pyzbar
• install those Visual C++ redistributables to make pyzbar work on Windows. (vcredist_x64.exe for 64-bit Python)
• Reinstall pyzbar

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For more info, see also the discussion on pyzbar Issue 93