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+from pylibdmtx import pylibdmtx as dmtx
+from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageOps
+
+tgt = 'cmdsite/polls/static/polls/barcode.png'
+# barcode min value = 0
+# barcode max value = 999999 (999,999) = 1 million values
+val = '564321'
+#barcode = dmtx.encode(val)
+#barcodeimg = Image.frombytes('RGB', (barcode.width, barcode.height), barcode.pixels)
+# img.convert('1') # convert rgb to monochrome
+# img.save('barcode.png')
+
+white = (255, 255, 255)
+black = (0, 0, 0)
+
+nullimg = Image.new('RGB', (9, 15), white)
+
+# Draw zero
+zero = nullimg.copy()
+draw = ImageDraw.Draw(zero)
+draw.rectangle([(0, 0), (8, 14)], fill=white, outline=black, width=3)
+
+# Draw one
+one = nullimg.copy()
+draw = ImageDraw.Draw(one)
+draw.rectangle([(3, 0), (5, 14)], fill=black, outline=black, width=3)
+
+# Draw eight
+eight = zero.copy()
+draw = ImageDraw.Draw(eight)
+draw.rectangle([(3, 6), (5, 8)], fill=black, outline=black, width=3)
+
+# Draw two and three
+two = eight.copy()
+draw = ImageDraw.Draw(two)
+draw.rectangle([(0, 3), (2, 5)], fill=white, outline=white, width=3)
+three = two.copy() # copy to three
+draw.rectangle([(6, 9), (8, 11)], fill=white, outline=white, width=3)
+# Finish three
+draw = ImageDraw.Draw(three)
+draw.rectangle([(0, 9), (2, 11)], fill=white, outline=white, width=3)
+
+# Draw nine
+nine = eight.copy()
+draw = ImageDraw.Draw(nine)
+draw.rectangle([(0, 9), (5, 14)], fill=white, outline=white, width=3)
+
+# draw four
+four = nine.copy()
+draw = ImageDraw.Draw(four)
+draw.rectangle([(3, 0), (5, 2)], fill=white, outline=white, width=3)
+
+# draw five
+five = eight.copy()
+draw = ImageDraw.Draw(five)
+draw.rectangle([(6, 3), (8, 5)], fill=white, outline=white, width=3)
+draw.rectangle([(0, 9), (2, 11)], fill=white, outline=white, width=3)
+
+# draw six
+six = eight.copy()
+draw = ImageDraw.Draw(six)
+draw.rectangle([(3, 0), (8, 5)], fill=white, outline=white, width=3)
+
+# draw seven
+seven = eight.copy()
+draw = ImageDraw.Draw(seven)
+draw.rectangle([(0, 3), (5, 14)], fill=white, outline=white, width=3)
+
+tgt = 'cmdsite/polls/static/polls/'
+
+# create 'font'
+chars = [zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine]
+
+def dmxcreate(value):
+    val = str(value)
+    # create value image
+    valimg = Image.new('RGB',
+                       (((9 * len(val)) + (3 * (len(val) - 1))), 15),
+                       white)
+    for i, x in enumerate(val):
+        valimg.paste(chars[int(x)], ((9 * i) + (3 * i), 0))
+
+    # create datamatrix
+    datamatrix = dmtx.encode(val.encode('utf-8'))
+    dmximg = Image.frombytes('RGB',
+                             (datamatrix.width, datamatrix.height),
+                             datamatrix.pixels)
+
+    # combine datamatrix with text value
+    img = Image.new('RGB',
+                    (max([dmximg.width, valimg.width]),
+                     dmximg.height + valimg.height),
+                    white)
+    img.paste(dmximg, (round(abs((dmximg.width - img.width) / 2)), 0))
+    # img.paste(dmximg)
+    img.paste(valimg, (round(abs((valimg.width - img.width) / 2)),
+                       dmximg.height))
+    # img.paste(valimg, (0, dmximg.height))
+    return img
+
+# combine images
+#finalimg = Image.new('RGB', (barcodeimg.width, barcodeimg.height + 15), white)
+#finalimg.paste(barcodeimg)
+
+# add transparency
+# finalimage = barcodeandnumbers.copy()
+# finalimage.putalpha(ImageOps.invert(barcodeandnumbers).convert('L'))
+# finalimage.save(tgt + 'imagename.png')
+
+# digit size = 9px X 15px
+# numbervalue width = 9 * len(numbervalue) + ((len(numbervalue) - 1) * 3)
+# barcode size = 80px x 80px
+# total height of finalimage = 98px
+# total width = (80 | 84 | 96 | 108)px
+# total width digits = (1-6 | 7 | 8 | 9)
+