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Invoice Processing Script

This script extracts invoice data from PDFs and saves it to a CSV file.

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

python3 -m venv venv
venv/bin/pip install pdfplumber

Usage

1. Place unprocessed invoice PDFs in the to_process/ folder
2. Run the script:

venv/bin/python process_invoices.py

The script will:

• Extract invoice data (Invoice Date, Services From, Services To, Invoice Number, Amount)
• Append the data to a CSV file named with today's date (e.g., 2026-03-18.csv)
• Move processed PDFs to the processed/ folder

CSV Output

The CSV contains the following columns:

• Invoice Date: The date the invoice was issued
• Services From: First service date
• Services To: Last service date
• Invoice Number: The invoice number
• Amount: Total amount in AUD