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Small / medium business Linux accounting

8 points by sirrler_prog ↗ HN
Are there any Python / Gtk / Postgresql developers out there looking for a small to medium size business accounting package? I started one for myself, and would enjoy collaborating with like minded people.

Even if you have no programming experience, but know the ins and outs of accounting, I would be pleased to correspond with you.

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a_dev
I would be interested in collaborating on the development using Python.
sirrler_prog
For a bit of insight, Python is the 'glue' that delivers information between Gtk (the frontend) and PostgreSQL (the backend). Python also creates the Libreoffice documents using the py3o libary. Python is an important part, but not the whole picture.

Are you looking to collaborate for the sake of Python alone, or is the accounting system of interest to you?

a_dev
I've thought about creating something similar to this before however using a slightly different set of tools (Web/Python/MySQL). The accounting system is of interest to me because I personally know a small business that could benefit from this.
sirrler_prog
Which OS? Which country?

I live in New York, USA. Operating system is Linux Mint.

These two factors are pretty important when you get into programming accounting systems.

a_dev
Ubuntu. I'm in California.
xioxox
Have you been following the series on accounting in LWN? https://lwn.net/Articles/735334/

Also, is Gtk the best choice for cross-platform development? I'd seriously also consider Qt.

sirrler_prog
Thanks for the link to LWN. I had not known of that page.

As far as cross-platform goes, I don't really care. This is for Linux, as Mac and Windows already have plenty of accounting choices anyway.

tonyedgecombe
Actually you might be surprised, even the desktop apps are all moving to subscription and a lot of what's left is abandonware.
sirrler_prog
Accounting desktop apps? Or desktop apps as a whole?

If you are thinking accounting desktop apps, could you list which ones you have in mind?

heinrichf
https://www.gnucash.org/
sirrler_prog
Uhm... this post is to see if there are any other people looking to collaborate on a Linux accounting system using Python. Gnucash is C, and they clearly state they will not switch.

Thanks anyway.

dhruvkar
Beancount: http://furius.ca/beancount/

Been meaning to start using this for a while, but haven't gotten around to it. So can't speak to it's efficacy.

The documentation is pretty thorough, however.

sirrler_prog
Nice find. Their goals are quite different from mine though. I want the ease of SQL + server even if it does make a bit more maintenance work.