Beancount

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Beancount

Summary

Beancount is an accounting software[1].

Key Facts

  • Beancount is the creator of Martin Blais[2].
  • Beancount's instance of is recorded as accounting software[3].
  • Beancount's instance of is recorded as command-line tool[4].
  • Beancount's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • Beancount's maintained by is recorded as Martin Blais[6].
  • Beancount's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[7].
  • Beancount's programmed in is recorded as Python[8].
  • Beancount's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[9].
  • Beancount's operating system is recorded as BSD[10].
  • Beancount's operating system is recorded as macOS[11].
  • Beancount's software version identifier is recorded as 1[12].
  • Beancount's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.0[13].
  • Beancount's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.0[14].
  • Beancount's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.0[15].
  • Beancount's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.1[16].
  • Beancount's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.2[17].
  • Beancount's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.3[18].
  • Beancount's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.0[19].
  • Beancount's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.1[20].
  • Beancount's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.3[21].
  • Beancount's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.0[22].
  • Beancount's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.1[23].
  • Beancount's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.2[24].
  • Beancount's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.3[25].
  • Beancount's software version identifier is recorded as 2.3.4[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Beancount is the creator of Martin Blais[2].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Ledger inspired Beancount[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier 1, 1.1.0, 2.0.0 +19
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 3.2.2, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/bff13ffb1111|details]])"
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