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.mdandSPECIFICATION.mdfor 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 rowsindexes()- SYSINDEX entriesline_items()- invoice line items, attributed to source tablestransactions()- transaction headers
1 maintainer
Metadata
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