A Python class for EAN and ISBN name lookup and validation using the API on https://www.ean-search.org
Compatible with Python 2.x and 3.x
from eansearch import EANSearch
# get a token from https://www.ean-search.org/ean-database-api.html
apiToken = "secret"
ean = "5099750442227" # Thriller
eansearch = EANSearch(apiToken)
name = eansearch.barcodeLookup(ean)
print(ean, " is ", name)
# more detailed result, preferrably in English (1)
product = eansearch.barcodeSearch(ean, 1)
print(ean, " is ", product["name"].encode("utf-8"), " from category ", product["categoryName"], " issued in ", product["issuingCountry"])
isbn = "1119578884"
title = eansearch.isbnLookup(isbn)
print(isbn, " is ", title)
ok = eansearch.verifyChecksum(ean)
print(ean, " is ", "OK" if ok else "Not OK")
eanList = eansearch.productSearch('iPod')
for product in eanList:
print(product["ean"], " is ", product["name"].encode("utf-8"))
eanList = eansearch.similarProductSearch('iPod with extra features')
for product in eanList:
print(product["ean"], " is ", product["name"].encode("utf-8"))
eanList = eansearch.categorySearch(45, 'thriller')
for product in eanList:
print(product["ean"], " is ", product["name"].encode("utf-8"))
eanList = eansearch.barcodePrefixSearch('4007249146')
for product in eanList:
print(product["ean"], " is ", product["name"].encode("utf-8"))
country = eansearch.issuingCountryLookup("5099750442227")
print(ean + " was issued in " + country)
barcode = eansearch.barcodeImage("5099750442227")
print("Barcode image for " + ean + " (base64 encoded): " + barcode)
#import base64
#print (base64.b64decode(barcode))