Alen, you need to use run_query
from beanquery.query import run_query You can see how it is done here for instance https://colab.research.google.com/drive/17Mbk2JC4KHMg3b1iXoZg-50kEI2bCoQ-?usp=drive_link On Monday, May 12, 2025 at 5:16:22 PM UTC+2 Alen Šiljak wrote: > Hi all! As I managed to port all my data, I am now adapting the tooling I > built around it, before I can fully switch to Beancount. I would highly > appreciate the assistance from the helpful people in this group. > > I will post the questions separately so that they are easier to track. > > The first question is - how to query Beancount from a Python application? > > To provide some context - I am using Cashier for quick overview and > transaction entry on my phone. I use Cashier Server to synchronize the > balances from the book. Cashier Server is a Python application. This used > to forward queries to ledger and return the data back. Now, with Beancount, > I would assume that it can execute those directly via Python and not run > any external processes. > So, if I manage to identify the BQL queries I need to get accounts, > balances, payees, and whatever else, how would I run them from an external > app? > I have Python experience but I have not worked with any Beancount tools > yet. I've looked briefly into what's available and tried bean-query. > > Thank you for any pointers! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Beancount" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/5465ae00-5ba4-477b-ab24-3976d04d121en%40googlegroups.com.
