This is the Pythonic Accountant and today I am going to dig deeper into a specific part of this application that someone had a question about. If you haven’t seen the previous videos, let me give you a quick recap. I asked Chachi BT, the code interpreter now called Advanced Data Analysis, to create a web application for basic accounting general ledger activities. After a few iterations, I was able to get it up and running using Streamlit, a third-party Python library that provides a clean and user-friendly interface.
In this web application, I can perform various accounting entries. Let’s focus on a purchase of inventory, which was the subject of the question. I can select the date and the business event related to the entry. But the cool feature that someone asked about is the ability to upload a PDF file containing relevant information. For example, in this case, the PDF file includes details about the purchase, such as the sales tax, total amount, and the items purchased (guitar and amplifier).
When I click on the ‘Record Event’ button, the application automatically records the increase in inventory and accounts payable. In this case, the inventory increased by $2353.95, and the accounts payable also increased by the same amount. Now, let’s take a look at the code behind this functionality.
The PDF processing part of the code uses a library called PDF Plumber, which I specifically requested Chachi PT to use. It opens the uploaded PDF file and extracts the necessary information. The code assumes a specific format for the PDF, so it may not work with all types of invoices. However, for this specific format, it works perfectly.
The code iterates through each line of the PDF, extracting the vendor name, sales tax, shipping, total amount, and inventory items. It then creates a dictionary with the extracted details and a list of inventory items. Finally, it returns the details dictionary, which includes the inventory items.
Overall, this functionality is a great addition to the Pythonic Accountant web application. It automates the process of recording accounting entries based on information extracted from PDF files. I hope you found this video informative. Don’t forget to like and subscribe for more content. Thank you!
