stencilpy 0.4.4

Extract structured data from Excel files using YAML schema definitions

stencilpy

Extract structured data from Excel files using YAML schema definitions into dynamically-generated Pydantic models.

Installation

pip install stencilpy

Quick Start

from stencilpy import Stencil

# Load a schema
lab = Stencil("lab_report.stencil.yaml")

# Extract data — version auto-detected via discriminator
report = lab.extract("january_lab.xlsx")
print(report.patient_name)
print(report.model_dump())

Schema Format

Create a .stencil.yaml file:

name: lab_report
description: Monthly lab report

discriminator:
  cells:
    - A1

versions:
  "v2.0":
    fields:
      patient_name:
        cell: B3
      sample_date:
        cell: B4
        type: datetime
      readings:
        range: D5:D
        type: list[float]