How to Scan Documents from TWAIN, WIA, SANE Compatible Scanners in Python

Dynamsoft Service streamlines document scanner programming for developers by providing a unified REST API that works with TWAIN, WIA, eSCL, SANE and ICA drivers. We have previously released a Node.js package and a Flutter plugin to interact with Dynamsoft Service’s REST API. In this article, we will extend this convenience to Python development.

Python Package

twain-wia-sane-scanner

pip install twain-wia-sane-scanner

Prerequisites

1. Install Dynamsoft Service.

• Windows: Dynamsoft-Service-Setup.msi
• macOS: Dynamsoft-Service-Setup.pkg
• Linux:

Dynamsoft-Service-Setup.deb

Dynamsoft-Service-Setup-arm64.deb

Dynamsoft-Service-Setup-mips64el.deb

Dynamsoft-Service-Setup.rpm

2. Request a free trial license.

Building a Python Package for Acquiring Document Images

A Python package primarily consists of two files: __init__.py and setup.py.