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gnucash/bindings/python/example_scripts/simple_session.py
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preferred form is #!/usr/bin/env python3 as gnucash now only works with
python3
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
## @file
# @brief Example Script simple session
# @ingroup python_bindings_examples
from gnucash import \
Session, GnuCashBackendException, \
ERR_BACKEND_LOCKED, ERR_FILEIO_FILE_NOT_FOUND
FILE_1 = "/tmp/not_there.xac"
FILE_2 = "/tmp/example_file.xac"
# open a file that isn't there, detect the error
session = None
try:
session = Session(FILE_1)
except GnuCashBackendException as backend_exception:
assert( ERR_FILEIO_FILE_NOT_FOUND in backend_exception.errors)
# create a new file, this requires a file type specification
session = Session("xml://%s" % FILE_2, is_new=True)
session.save()
session.end()
session.destroy()
# open the new file, try to open it a second time, detect the lock
session = Session(FILE_2)
try:
session_2 = Session(FILE_2)
except GnuCashBackendException as backend_exception:
assert( ERR_BACKEND_LOCKED in backend_exception.errors )
session.end()
session.destroy()