ofxparse
Tools for working with the OFX (Open Financial Exchange) file format
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, unless you are maintaining legacy code that already depends on it. The package is abandoned (last release 2021-05-31, no commits or updates since), installs only from source, and has no active maintenance. For new projects, use a maintained OFX parser or consider whether your financial institution offers a modern API instead. If you must parse OFX files, verify first that the package handles your institution's current format.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires BeautifulSoup4, six, and lxml as build/runtime dependencies; no prebuilt wheels available (source distribution only).
- High install friction due to source distribution only.
- Package is abandoned as of 1901 days since last release; no maintenance or updates are expected.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT License (permissive) — MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions. You may use, modify, and distribute the package freely provided you include the license notice.
last release 2021-05-31 (1901 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 197,568 downloads/mo, #9,756 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install ofxparse
from ofxparse import OfxParser
import codecs
with codecs.open('file.ofx') as fileobj:
ofx = OfxParser.parse(fileobj)
account = ofx.account
print(account.account_id, account.statement.balance)- Whether the package still works reliably with modern OFX file formats from current banking systems.
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.6 (classifiers list only up to 3.6).
- Whether BeautifulSoup4, six, and lxml are reliably installable in current environments.
What it is and what it does
ofxparse reads Open Financial Exchange (.ofx and .qfx) files—the standard format banks, credit card companies, and investment brokers use to export account statements—and converts them into Python objects you can query for accounts, transactions, positions, and balances. It handles three account types: bank accounts, credit card accounts, and investment accounts, each with different statement structures and transaction types.
The package is designed for one-way parsing: reading OFX files you've downloaded from your financial institution and extracting their data into your application. It has no runtime dependencies (only build-time ones), making it lightweight once installed. However, the project has been abandoned for over five years with no active maintenance, so it may not handle newer OFX variants or edge cases from current financial software.
Use it for
- Extract transaction history from downloaded bank statements to build personal finance dashboards or ledgers.
- Aggregate account balances and positions from multiple financial institutions into a single Python data structure.
- Parse investment account statements to extract holdings, trades, and performance data for portfolio analysis.
- Migrate financial data from OFX exports into custom accounting or bookkeeping applications.
- Automate reconciliation workflows by reading OFX files and matching transactions to internal records.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
No, unless you are maintaining legacy code that already depends on it.
The package is abandoned (last release 2021-05-31, no commits or updates since), installs only from source, and has no active maintenance. For new projects, use a maintained OFX parser or consider whether your financial institution offers a modern API instead. If you must parse OFX files, verify first that the package handles your institution's current format.
Install
ofxparse on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction due to source distribution only. Package is abandoned as of 1901 days since last release; no maintenance or updates are expected. Suitable only for legacy systems or read-only parsing of existing OFX files.
Requires BeautifulSoup4, six, and lxml as build/runtime dependencies; no prebuilt wheels available (source distribution only).
License in practice
MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions. You may use, modify, and distribute the package freely provided you include the license notice.
Quickstart
pip install ofxparse
from ofxparse import OfxParser
import codecs
with codecs.open('file.ofx') as fileobj:
ofx = OfxParser.parse(fileobj)
account = ofx.account
print(account.account_id, account.statement.balance)Verify before relying
- Whether the package still works reliably with modern OFX file formats from current banking systems.
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.6 (classifiers list only up to 3.6).
- Whether BeautifulSoup4, six, and lxml are reliably installable in current environments.
Package facts
| License | MIT License permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 1,901 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 197,568 / month, #9,756 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseNatural Language :: EnglishOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTopic :: Utilities |
Evidence: ofxparse-0.21.tar.gz
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