In-Depth Understanding of QR Code with Python Example
Last Updated on July 25, 2023 by Editorial Team
Author(s): Amit Chauhan
Originally published on Towards AI.
Two-dimensional matrix code use in data science and machine learning applications

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What is a QR code?
It is a quick-response optical label that is associated with the items i.e. payment code, website login, product tracker, etc.QR code is a modification of the barcode, the format in the barcode is linear and the format in the QR code is in the 2-Dimensional matrix. QR code has encoded data within its code image format.
Information capacity inside the QR Code:
We see various kinds of QR codes in sizes or image/text embedded codes. The QR code holds the information based on its capacity that can be differentiated by its size based on version type.
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