Python bindings for the gnucash API.

Submitted by Mark Jenkins on 2008-03-25 to gnucash-devel.


git-svn-id: svn+ssh://svn.gnucash.org/repo/gnucash/trunk@17263 57a11ea4-9604-0410-9ed3-97b8803252fd

src/optional/python-bindings/example_scripts/simple_test.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from gnucash import \
+     Session, Account, Transaction, Split, GncCommodity, GncNumeric
+     
+
+FILE_1 = "/tmp/example.xac"
+
+session = None
+session = Session("file:%s" % FILE_1, True)
+
+book = session.book
+root_account = book.get_root_account()
+acct1 = Account(book)
+acct2 = Account(book)
+trans = Transaction(book)
+split1 = Split(book)
+split2 = Split(book)
+comm = GncCommodity(book, "Canadian Dollars", "CURRENCY", "CAD", None, 100)
+debit_num = GncNumeric(4, 1)
+credit_num = debit_num.neg()
+
+acct1.SetCommodity(comm)
+acct1.SetName("Savings")
+root_account.append_child(acct1)
+
+acct2.SetCommodity(comm)
+acct2.SetName("Food expenses")
+root_account.append_child(acct2)
+
+split1.SetValue(credit_num)
+split1.SetAccount(acct1)
+split1.SetParent(trans)
+
+split2.SetValue(debit_num)
+split2.SetAccount(acct2)
+split2.SetParent(trans)
+
+trans.SetCurrency(comm)
+trans.SetDescription("Groceries")
+
+book.print_dirty()
+
+book.mark_saved()
+book.mark_closed()
+
+session.save()
+session.end()
+session.destroy()