initial commit...works, but needs tweaking

.gitignore

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+*~

README.md

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+partdb-labeler
+==============
+
+Connects to partdb.alfter.us, grabs a selected part, and formats a label to
+be printed on an EPL2-compatible printer (such as the Zebra LP2844).

label.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import requests
+from zebra import Zebra
+import qrcode
+from math import ceil, floor
+from PIL import Image
+import textwrap
+from sys import argv
+
+def filter(s, cp):
+    out=""
+    for i in s:
+        try:
+            i.encode(cp)
+            out=out+i
+        except:
+            pass
+    return out
+
+label_width=2 # inches
+label_height=1 #inches
+id=argv[1]
+api_key="tcp_673fc81f0b7837ca4c029fbd6536b27742eb8b742eba27bf547c8136dc6a84f8" # anonymous read-only
+
+url=f"https://partdb.alfter.us/api/parts/{id}"
+headers={}
+headers["Accept"]="application/json"
+headers["Authorization"]=f"Bearer {api_key}"
+part=requests.get(url, headers=headers).json()
+
+# print(f"name: {part["name"]}")
+# print(f"description: {part["description"]}")
+# print(f"manufacturer: {part["manufacturer"]["name"]}")
+# print(f"MPN: {part["manufacturer_product_number"]}")
+# print(f"IPN: {part["ipn"]}")
+# print(f"URL: https://partdb.alfter.us/en/part/{id}")
+
+z=Zebra("lp2844")
+z.output(f"q{floor(203*label_width)}\n") #, label_height=(floor(203*label_height),0))
+z.output("N\n")
+
+qr = qrcode.QRCode(
+    box_size=4,
+    border=2,
+)
+qr.add_data(url)
+qr.make(fit=True)
+img = qr.make_image().copy()
+padded=Image.new(mode="1", size=(8*ceil(img.width/8),img.height), color="white")
+padded.paste(im=img, box=(0,0,img.width,img.height))
+z.output(f"GW10,10,{ceil(padded.width/8)},{padded.height},{padded.tobytes().decode("cp437")}\n")
+
+x=15+8*ceil(padded.width/8)
+z.output(f"A{x},20,0,5,1,1,N,\"{part["ipn"]}\"\n")
+z.output(f"A{x},80,0,2,1,1,N,\"{filter(part["manufacturer_product_number"], "cp437")}\"\n")
+z.output(f"A{x},98,0,2,1,1,N,\"{filter(part["manufacturer"]["name"], "cp437")}\"\n")
+
+y=116+28
+for line in textwrap.wrap(filter(part["description"], "cp437"), width=floor((floor(203*label_width)-40)/10)):
+    z.output(f"A{10},{y},0,1,1,1,N,\"{line}\"\n")
+    y=y+14
+
+z.output("P1\n")