If you run a small business in India, you know the monthly ritual: a folder full of vendor invoice...
Seventy-line Python script extracts GSTIN, invoice number, date, taxable, GST from Indian invoices in ~2 seconds with validation flags. Zero API cost, eliminates hours of manual data entry; reusable pattern for invoice, bank statement, and salary slip processing—maximum automation ROI for tech ops.
If you run a small business in India, you know the monthly ritual: a folder full of vendor invoice PDFs, and a spreadsheet that needs GSTIN, invoice number, date, taxable value, and GST amounts pulled out of every single one. Doing it by hand takes hours. Let's automate it in about 70 lines of Python.
What we're building
A script that:
Scans a folder of invoice PDFs
Extracts GSTIN, invoice number, date, taxable value, CGST/SGST/IGST, and total
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