openqbw (Python)

Python bindings for OpenQBW, a read-only parser for QuickBooks .qbw files. Targets data-liberation and forensic workflows.

Prototype quality. See the parent repository's README.md and SPECIFICATION.md for what is and is not yet supported.

Install (from source)

pip install maturin
cd OpenQBW/crates/openqbw-py
maturin develop --release

This builds the extension and installs it into the active Python environment.

Quick start

import openqbw

r = openqbw.open("/path/to/file.qbw")
print(r.page_count, "pages,", r.file_size, "bytes")

for t in r.tables()[:5]:
    print(t["table_id"], t["name"])

for li in r.line_items()[:3]:
    print(li["invoice_id"], li["amount_cents"], li["source_table"])

for h in r.transactions()[:3]:
    print(h["qb_id"], h["txn_type"])

API

openqbw.open(path) -> Reader

Reader attributes:

  • path, page_count, file_size

Reader methods (each returns a list of dicts):

  • tables() - SYSTABLE catalog rows
  • indexes() - SYSINDEX entries
  • line_items() - invoice line items, attributed to source tables
  • transactions() - transaction headers

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Python >=3.9

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