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Factur-X Python library
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Factur-X is the e-invoicing standard for France and Germany. The Factur-X specifications are available on the `FNFE-MPE website <http://fnfe-mpe.org/factur-x/>`_. The Factur-X standard is also called ZUGFeRD 2.0 in Germany.
The main feature of this Python library is to generate Factur-X invoices from a regular PDF invoice and a Factur-X compliant XML file.
This lib provides additionnal features such as:
* extract the Factur-X XML file from a Factur-X PDF invoice,
* check a Factur-X XML file against the official XML Schema Definition.
Some of the features provided by this lib also work for ZUGFeRD 1.0 (the ancestor of the Factur-X standard).
Installation
============
.. code::
sudo pip install --upgrade factur-x
Usage
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.. code::
from facturx import generate_facturx
facturx_pdf_invoice = generate_facturx(regular_pdf_invoice, facturx_xml_file)
To have more examples, look at the source code of the command line tools located in the *bin* subdirectory.
Command line tools
==================
Several command line tools are provided with this lib:
* **facturx-pdfgen**: generate a Factur-X PDF invoice from a regular PDF invoice and an XML file
* **facturx-pdfextractxml**: extract the Factur-X XML file from a Factur-X PDF invoice
* **facturx-xmlcheck**: check a Factur-X XML file against the official Factur-X XML Schema Definition
All these commande line tools have a **-h** option that explains how to use them and shows all the available options.
Licence
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This library is published under the BSD licence (same licence as `PyPDF2 <http://mstamy2.github.io/PyPDF2/>`_ on which this lib depends).
Contributors
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* Alexis de Lattre <alexis.delattre@akretion.com>
Changelog
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* Version 0.6 dated 2018-05-01
* Now fully PDF/A-3 compliant with additionnal attachments (tested with veraPDF)
* facturx-pdfgen: don't overwrite by default and add --overwrite option
* Add factur-x library version number in metadata creator entry
* Version 0.5 dated 2018-03-29
* Fix XMP metadata structure
* Now fully PDF/A-3 compliant when the input PDF file is PDF/A compliant (tested with veraPDF). This implied copying /OutputIntents and /ID datas from source PDF to Factur-X PDF.
* Fix support for additionnal attachments: they can now all be saved with Acrobat Reader
* Improve XML extraction from PDF Factur-x file
* Version 0.4 dated 2018-03-27
* Factur-x specs say /AFRelationship must be /Data (and not /Alternative)
* Update Factur-X XSD to v1.0 final
* Add support for additionnal attachments
* Add factur-x lib version in Creator metadata table
* Add /PageMode = /UseAttachments, so that the attachments are displayed by default when opening Factur-X PDF invoice with Acrobat Reader
* Improve and enrich PDF objects (ModDate, CheckSum, Size)