gnucash/bindings/python/example_scripts/simple_book.py
2020-06-21 16:23:32 +02:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
## @file
# @brief Simple example for a book
# @ingroup python_bindings_examples
import sys
from gnucash import Session, SessionOpenMode
# We need to tell GnuCash the data format to create the new file as (xml://)
uri = "xml:///tmp/simple_book.gnucash"
print("uri:", uri)
with Session(uri, SessionOpenMode.SESSION_NEW_STORE) as ses:
book = ses.get_book()
#Call some methods that produce output to show that Book works
book.get_root_account().SetDescription("hello, book")
print("Book is saved:", not book.session_not_saved())
#As long as there's no exceptions, book is automatically saved
#when session ends.
print("saving...")
print("Book is saved:", not book.session_not_saved())