pybrother

Name	pybrother JSON
Version	0.1.0 JSON
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Summary	Universal Brother Label Printer with PNG and labelprinterkit modes
upload_time	2025-10-20 01:57:54
maintainer	None
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author	Brother Label Printer Team
requires_python	>=3.9
license	MIT License Copyright (c) 2024 Brother Label Printer Team Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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            # pybrother

A Python CLI and helper library for printing labels on networked Brother P‑touch printers using their raster command set. 

## Quick Start

### Run without installing

```bash
# Show help
uvx pybrother -- --help

# Print a label
uvx pybrother -- "Hello World" --printer 192.168.1.100
```

`uvx` will download the package, create an isolated environment, and run the `pybrother` console entry point (an alias named `brother-printer` remains for compatibility).

### Install from PyPI

```bash
pip install pybrother

# Then use the CLI directly
pybrother "Hello World" --printer 192.168.1.100
```

## Command Options

The CLI supports the following useful switches:

- `text` – Label text (wrap in quotes for spaces)
- `--font` – Font size in dots (default: auto size per tape)
- `--tape` – Tape size (`W3_5`, `W6`, `W9`, `W12`, `W18`, `W24`)
- `--margin` – Left/right margin in pixels (default: `10`)
- `--copies` – Number of copies to print (default: `1`)
- `--printer` – Printer IP address (required unless discovered or from env var)
- `--listen` – Passively listen for printers via mDNS (requires `zeroconf`)
- `--listen-timeout` – Seconds to wait when listening (default: `70`)
- `--no-auto-detect` – Skip automatic tape detection

Set `BROTHER_PRINTER_IP` to avoid providing `--printer` each invocation.

## Development

```bash
# Install dependencies (including dev extras)
uv sync --extra dev

# Run the test suite
uv run pytest

# Build a wheel and sdist
uv run hatch build
```

            

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