simpledbf

library0.2.6pypypi✓ verified 83d ago

Convert DBF files to CSV, Pandas DataFrames, HDF5 tables, and SQL tables. Latest version 0.2.6, compatible with Python 3. Low-activity project, final release in 2019 with no breaking changes reported.

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simpledbf

databasepythonv0.2.6

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Install & Compatibility

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Code

Verified usage

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Dbf5

✓ from simpledbf import Dbf5

Correct import for DBF files (dBase III and above).

Load a DBF file into a Pandas DataFrame.

import pandas as pd from simpledbf import Dbf5 # Assume 'example.dbf' exists in current directory dbf = Dbf5('example.dbf') df = dbf.to_dataframe() print(df.head())

Debug

Known issues

gotchaASCII mode means columns are lowercased and spaces replaced with underscores. DBF field names are truncated to 10 characters, so column names may be shortened.

fix

Use `Dbf5('file.dbf', codec='utf-8')` to preserve original names.

affects: <=0.2.6

deprecatedProject is in maintenance mode; no updates since 2019. Consider using `dbfread` or `dbf` for ongoing support.

fix

Switch to `dbfread` or `dbf` library.

affects: 0.2.6

Errors

Common errors & fixes

UnicodeDecodeError: 'ascii' codec can't decode byte ...

Default ASCII encoding fails on non-ASCII characters in DBF file.

fix

Specify encoding: `Dbf5('file.dbf', codec='utf-8')`.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pandas'

Pandas is a dependency but not automatically installed.

fix

Install pandas: `pip install pandas`.

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Version history

0.2.6latest on PyPI · released May 13, 2015

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