piecash and the official python bindingsΒΆ

piecash is an alternative to the python bindings that may be bundled with gnucash (http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Python_Bindings).

This page aims to give some elements of comparison between both python interfaces to better understand their relevancy to your needs. Information on the official python bindings may be incomplete (information gathered from mailing lists and wiki).

  piecash official python bindings
environment

Python 2.7

Python 3.3/3.4/3.5

 Python 2.7
installation

pure python package

‘pip install piecash’

compilation (difficult on windows)

binaries (available on Linux)
requires GnuCash no yes
gnucash files SQL backend only SQL backend and XML
documentation yes (read the docs), actively developed partial
functionalities
  • creation of new books
  • read/browse objects
  • create objects (basic)
  • update online prices

all functionalities provided by

the GnuCash C/C++ engine
to be continued ... ...