EDI X12 to JSON parser Python 3.5 available?

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I have a few doubts -

1) How shall I use the existing EDI X12 to XML parser? I'm using Python 3.5.

a) Bots, uses python 2, which shall not support python >= 3. b) pyx12, there is no documentation, don't know how to use it. c) Couldn't find any other good parser in open source.

2) If I want to go about building a parser, how should I? I mean, I'm new to python itself, writing a parser algorithm is tad too difficult for me.

Thanks, Aakash.

If you can work with text using Python, then you can parse X12. Personally, you should be spending less time recreating the wheel and more time finding a proper data translator that will scale. Especially when Bots is exactly what you're looking for, but you're limited by language version?!!? Or, unless this is a school project. — Andrew, Mar 12 '18 at 15:01

score 7 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 31 '21 at 18:35

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I would recommend some options:

https://github.com/azoner/pyx12

Pyx12 is a HIPAA X12 document validator and converter. It parses an ANSI X12N data file and validates it against a representation of the Implementation Guidelines for a HIPAA transaction.

https://github.com/slott56/TigerShark

TigerShark is an X12 EDI message parser that can be tailored to a specific partner in the health care payment ecosystem.

And here all the documentation needed for bots.

http://bots.sourceforge.net/en/index.shtml

Bots is fully functional software for edi (Electronic Data Interchange) Note: Use python 2.7; Python >= 3.0 does not work. See Installation documentation.

edited Aug 31 '21 at 18:35

József Orbán

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answered Mar 22 '18 at 19:16

gizq

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is there a way to parse 834 or EDI files ? – Chetan_Vasudevan Sep 24 '20 at 04:00
this packages listed I believe have parsers for 834 and other edi types – gizq Sep 30 '20 at 02:07

EDI X12 to JSON parser Python 3.5 available?

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