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Aspose.BarCode for Python via Java 26.8

This page contains release notes information for Aspose.BarCode for Python via Java 26.8.

All Changes

Key	Summary	Category
BARCODENET-39614	Remove deprecated APIs to improve library quality	Enhancement
BARCODEJAVA-2393	Clean up ported Java code and replace redundant porter artifacts with native Java constructs	Enhancement
BARCODEJAVA-2394	Refactor ported enum classes and stabilize enum conversion compatibility	Enhancement

Public API changes

Removed deprecated elements

The following deprecated API members have been removed:

AztecEncodeMode.BYTES and AztecEncodeMode.EXTENDED_CODETEXT have been removed. Use AztecEncodeMode.BINARY and AztecEncodeMode.EXTENDED instead.
DataMatrixEncodeMode.BYTES and DataMatrixEncodeMode.EXTENDED_CODETEXT have been removed. Use DataMatrixEncodeMode.BINARY and DataMatrixEncodeMode.EXTENDED instead.
DataMatrixVersion.ROWS_COLUMNS has been removed.
DotCodeEncodeMode.BYTES and DotCodeEncodeMode.EXTENDED_CODETEXT have been removed. Use DotCodeEncodeMode.BINARY and DotCodeEncodeMode.EXTENDED instead.
The deprecated Pdf417CompactionMode enum has been removed.
MaxiCodeEncodeMode.BYTES and MaxiCodeEncodeMode.EXTENDED_CODETEXT have been removed. Use MaxiCodeEncodeMode.BINARY and MaxiCodeEncodeMode.EXTENDED instead.
QRVersion.VERSION_M1, QRVersion.VERSION_M2, QRVersion.VERSION_M3, and QRVersion.VERSION_M4 have been removed. Use MicroQRVersion instead.
QREncodeMode.BYTES and QREncodeMode.EXTENDED_CODETEXT have been removed. Use QREncodeMode.BINARY and QREncodeMode.EXTENDED instead.
QREncodeMode.ECI_ENCODING has been removed. Use QREncodeMode.ECI instead.
QREncodeMode.UTF_8_BOM and QREncodeMode.UTF_16_BEBOM have been removed. Use BarcodeGenerator.set_code_text(code_text, encoding, True) with the required encoding to insert a BOM instead.
The deprecated QREncodeType enum has been removed. Use EncodeTypes.QR or EncodeTypes.MICRO_QR, together with MicroQRVersion where applicable.

Removed deprecated BarcodeGenerator parameter properties

The following deprecated properties have been removed from the parameter classes used by BarcodeGenerator:

From BarcodeParameters: enable_escape. If required, process escape sequences in the codetext before passing it to BarcodeGenerator.
From CodabarParameters: codabar_checksum_mode, codabar_start_symbol, and codabar_stop_symbol. Use checksum_mode, start_symbol, and stop_symbol instead.
From Code128Parameters: code128_encode_mode. Use encode_mode instead.
From AztecParameters: aztec_encode_mode, aztec_error_level, and aztec_symbol_mode. Use encode_mode, error_level, and symbol_mode instead.
From MaxiCodeParameters: maxi_code_encode_mode, maxi_code_mode, maxi_code_structured_append_mode_barcode_id, and maxi_code_structured_append_mode_barcodes_count. Use encode_mode, mode, structured_append_mode_barcode_id, and structured_append_mode_barcodes_count instead.
From DotCodeParameters: dot_code_encode_mode, dot_code_structured_append_mode_barcode_id, and dot_code_structured_append_mode_barcodes_count. Use encode_mode, structured_append_mode_barcode_id, and structured_append_mode_barcodes_count instead.
From HanXinParameters: han_xin_version, han_xin_error_level, han_xin_encode_mode, and han_xin_eci_encoding. Use version, error_level, encode_mode, and eci_encoding instead.
From QrParameters: qr_encode_mode, qr_error_level, qr_version, and qr_eci_encoding. Use encode_mode, error_level, version, and eci_encoding instead.
From QrParameters: qr_encode_type. Use EncodeTypes.MICRO_QR and MicroQRVersion to generate Micro QR barcodes.
From Pdf417Parameters: pdf417_encode_mode, pdf417_error_level, pdf417_eci_encoding, and pdf417_truncate. Use encode_mode, error_level, eci_encoding, and truncate instead.
From Pdf417Parameters: pdf417_compaction_mode.
From Pdf417Parameters, the deprecated Macro PDF417 aliases pdf417_macro_file_id, pdf417_macro_segment_id, pdf417_macro_segments_count, pdf417_macro_eci_encoding, pdf417_macro_terminator, pdf417_macro_file_name, pdf417_macro_time_stamp, pdf417_macro_sender, pdf417_macro_addressee, pdf417_macro_file_size, and pdf417_macro_checksum. Use the corresponding macro_pdf_417_file_id, macro_pdf_417_segment_id, macro_pdf_417_segments_count, macro_pdf_417_eci_encoding, macro_pdf_417_terminator, macro_pdf_417_file_name, macro_pdf_417_time_stamp, macro_pdf_417_sender, macro_pdf_417_addressee, macro_pdf_417_file_size, and macro_pdf_417_checksum properties instead.
From ITFParameters: itf_border_thickness and itf_border_type. Use border_thickness and border_type instead.
From DataMatrixParameters: data_matrix_ecc, data_matrix_version, and data_matrix_encode_mode. Use ecc_type, version, and encode_mode instead.
From DataMatrixParameters: columns and rows. Use version instead.
From DataBarParameters: is_allow_only_gs1_encoding. Use allow_only_gs1_encoding instead.
From AustralianPostParameters: australian_post_short_bar_height and australian_post_encoding_table. Use short_bar_height and encoding_table instead.
From GS1CompositeBarParameters: is_allow_only_gs1_encoding. Use allow_only_gs1_encoding instead.
From PostalParameters: postal_short_bar_height. Use short_bar_height instead.

Removed deprecated Complex Barcode API

The following deprecated Complex Barcode API members have been removed:

From MaxiCodeCodetext: maxi_code_encode_mode. Use encode_mode instead.
The misspelled MaxiCodeStandartSecondMessage class. Use MaxiCodeStandardSecondMessage instead.

Removed deprecated recognition API

The following deprecated recognition API members have been removed:

The MultyDecodeType class. Use MultiDecodeType instead.
BarCodeReader.set_bar_code_read_type(BaseDecodeType).
From QRExtendedParameters: qr_structured_append_mode_bar_codes_quantity, qr_structured_append_mode_bar_code_index, qr_structured_append_mode_parity_data, qr_version, and qr_error_level. Use structured_append_mode_bar_codes_quantity, structured_append_mode_bar_code_index, structured_append_mode_parity_data, version, and error_level instead.
From MaxiCodeExtendedParameters: maxi_code_mode, maxi_code_structured_append_mode_barcode_id, and maxi_code_structured_append_mode_barcodes_count. Use mode, structured_append_mode_barcode_id, and structured_append_mode_barcodes_count instead.
From DotCodeExtendedParameters: dot_code_is_reader_initialization, dot_code_structured_append_mode_barcode_id, and dot_code_structured_append_mode_barcodes_count. Use is_reader_initialization, structured_append_mode_barcode_id, and structured_append_mode_barcodes_count instead.
From CodabarExtendedParameters: codabar_start_symbol and codabar_stop_symbol. Use start_symbol and stop_symbol instead.