# Pyqrcode import error

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pyqrcode-import-error/43979>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 2, 2021, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pyqrcode-import-error/43979 "2021-03-02T05:11:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![ashwin.m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea666f/32.png) [@ashwin.m](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ashwin.m)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pyqrcode-import-error/43979/1 "2021-03-02T05:11:58Z")

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Hi,  
I am trying to generate a qr code using the python library ‘pyqrcode’.  
i getting a lookup error for shift jis.  
Could you help.!

code:  
import pyqrcode  
from pyqrcode import QRCode  
s = “QR Code from ignition”  
url = pyqrcode.create(s)

 ![Pyqrcode error](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/b/e/be76bf9f9813db0d3085708acd56219fa71057e0.png)

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pyqrcode-import-error/43979/2 "2021-03-02T10:38:51Z")

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Is there a reason to not use the built in components In Perspective / Vision?

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/e/0/e02a9f9fca662379f158cd05e02344192ab9573c.png)

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**Author:** ![ashwin.m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea666f/32.png) [@ashwin.m](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/ashwin.m)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pyqrcode-import-error/43979/3 "2021-03-02T10:42:06Z")

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Initially we tried the perspective component, but could not figure out how to print it as a label.  
So we decided to use external python library to create the code and print it.

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/pyqrcode-import-error/43979/4 "2021-03-02T11:06:51Z")

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What printer? For example, we use Zebra printers for labels, as they can generate the codes on their own.