simple_book.py

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 
 
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())