+1 to that. I don't do package management much. I just git clone, build locally and mangle my PYTHONPATH.
On Sat, Mar 16, 2024 at 6:51 PM Eric Altendorf <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 10:19 AM CD <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you. I think I have the CoinbaseImporter set up properly but it is >> saying it can't import beangulp. >> > > python package management is, IMHO, a complete disaster. also IMHO > beancount has lingering out of date documentation files, as well as > multiple simultaneous versions, that make it a bit challenging to get a > working setup. > > that said, magicbeans is probably even more finicky and harder to get > running :-D > > if you feel like trying it out, I have a draft of some install and > configuration instructions here: > > https://github.com/ericaltendorf/magicbeans/pull/1/commits/b81deb54f66d39ddd3f1b975ae0b08241c30e413 > > > >> >> >> On Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 1:04:42 PM UTC-5 [email protected] >> wrote: >> >>> If you're new to both Beancount and Python, it could be ambitious to get >>> deep into this experimental package :) But no harm in giving it a try! >>> >>> I will write some installation/getting-started docs on github and then >>> get back to you. Thanks for the interest! >>> >>> On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 11:28 AM CDT <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm relatively new to Python scripting and have been hand entering >>>> things while I'm learning, but this looks very interesting considering the >>>> volume of transactions that can occur with cryptos when the bull market >>>> heats up. >>>> >>>> How do I install this? (I'm using Windows 11 but I can use pip on >>>> command line) >>>> >>>> On Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 6:23:37 PM UTC-5 [email protected] >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> It's 2024, so, time to dust off Magicbeans and prepare 2023 taxes -- >>>>> hope folks don't mind me bumping this thread. If anyone else is >>>>> interested >>>>> in using Beancount to track crypto transactions, take a look below and if >>>>> you're willing to beta-test and help develop, feel free to reach out to >>>>> me. >>>>> >>>>> best, >>>>> eric >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Nov 1, 2023 at 3:49 AM Chary Chary <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Ok, >>>>>> >>>>>> thanks for clarification >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 5:30:39 PM UTC+1 [email protected] >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> No worries. I suspect that a lot of crypto traders/investors fall >>>>>>> into these categories: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - Casual users who make minimal trades on one or two exchanges. >>>>>>> These are probably adequately served by existing commercial offerings >>>>>>> like >>>>>>> cointracker.io etc. >>>>>>> - Professional traders who already have some other professional >>>>>>> commercial trade recording/reporting software. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For people in between, who are doing something more complex >>>>>>> (multiple exchanges, offline wallets, mining income, large numbers of >>>>>>> transactions or lots) but are not professional traders, I suspect that >>>>>>> probably most tax returns are full of errors that neither the filers nor >>>>>>> the IRS are readily able to untangle. If the amounts are low, then it's >>>>>>> not worth either of their time. If the amounts are large, I am not >>>>>>> sure. >>>>>>> I talked to a tax preparer, asking how one would verify the numbers, >>>>>>> and he >>>>>>> said that probably you'd have to engage a mid-to-large accounting firm >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> hand them your raw data -- not sure how they would analyze it. He also >>>>>>> said that with the IRS it would probably be a bit hit and miss how an >>>>>>> auditor would handle or analyze it -- they probably wouldn't be reading >>>>>>> one's Python code, no :) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My goal with Magicbeans was to generate PDF reports which lay out >>>>>>> the lots in both inventories and transactions such that one could >>>>>>> actually >>>>>>> manually match everything up, even if it would be tedious. The goal >>>>>>> was to >>>>>>> be able to walk into an IRS office with that report and be able to >>>>>>> justify >>>>>>> the cap gains/losses of any sale someone questions. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 26, 2023 at 1:11 PM Chary Chary <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I know this is an offtopic, but I am just wondering: if it takes >>>>>>>> that much efforts plus python programming skills to file a tax return, >>>>>>>> then: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> - How do other people (mortals) do it? >>>>>>>> - How on the earth someone is able to verify it? One can't >>>>>>>> imagine a tax officer debugging a Python code? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 8:57:27 PM UTC+2 >>>>>>>> [email protected] wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I recently filed my 2022 tax return using Magicbeans >>>>>>>>> <https://github.com/ericaltendorf/magicbeans/> to do detailed lot >>>>>>>>> tracking and capital gains/losses reporting for my crypto assets. >>>>>>>>> Magicbeans is a set of tools (importers and report generation tools) >>>>>>>>> built >>>>>>>>> around Beancount. I wrote it because I was not satisfied with the >>>>>>>>> accuracy >>>>>>>>> or transparency of existing commercial services for crypto tax >>>>>>>>> reporting. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Although I was confident enough in the numbers to file my return, >>>>>>>>> I am equally confident there's a lot of latent issues in the >>>>>>>>> software. I >>>>>>>>> am looking for folks who (1) are interested in better tools for crypto >>>>>>>>> transaction tracking, (2) are willing to beta-test and debug some >>>>>>>>> rough >>>>>>>>> software, and (3) are skilled enough devs (Python) to also contribute >>>>>>>>> fixes. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hope to hear from someone out there... :) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> --eric >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "Beancount" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/bf16b50b-efe9-463a-a176-ce53960ef347n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/bf16b50b-efe9-463a-a176-ce53960ef347n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "Beancount" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/075e009b-e7f6-4120-a602-21a8f3d2c431n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/075e009b-e7f6-4120-a602-21a8f3d2c431n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "Beancount" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/7eb23571-5af8-442e-9f6c-4df87def1cc6n%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/7eb23571-5af8-442e-9f6c-4df87def1cc6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Beancount" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/d0044e29-79fd-4638-8d3a-248e9e502664n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/d0044e29-79fd-4638-8d3a-248e9e502664n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Beancount" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/CAFXPr0vw65f%3DLXWffYkfSSM3c159Np89DCAmwAOjxQnsAbk1Ag%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/beancount/CAFXPr0vw65f%3DLXWffYkfSSM3c159Np89DCAmwAOjxQnsAbk1Ag%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Beancount" group. 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