Using the CData ODBC Driver for QuickBooks Time in PyCharm

The CData ODBC Drivers can be used in any environment that supports loading an ODBC Driver. In this tutorial we will explore using the CData ODBC Driver for QuickBooks Time from within PyCharm. Included are steps for adding the CData ODBC Driver as a data source, as well as basic PyCharm code to query the data source and display results.

To begin, this tutorial will assume that you have already installed the CData ODBC Driver for QuickBooks Time as well as PyCharm.

Add Pyodbc to the Project

Follow the steps below to add the pyodbc module to your project.

1. Click File -> Settings to open the project settings window.
2. Click Project Interpreter from the Project: YourProjectName menu.
3. To add pyodbc, click the + button and enter pyodbc.
4. Click Install Package to install pyodbc.

Connect to QuickBooks Time

You can now connect with an ODBC connection string or a DSN. See the Getting Started section in the CData driver documentation for a guide to creating a DSN on your OS.

TSheets uses the OAuth2 standard for authentication and authorization. To construct your own OAuth app and connect to data, refer to OAuth section in the Help.

Below is the syntax for a DSN:

[CData TSheets Source]
Driver = CData ODBC Driver for QuickBooks Time
Description = My Description
OAuthClientId = myclientid
OAuthClientSecret = myclientsecret
CallbackUrl = http://localhost:33333
InitiateOAuth = GETANDREFRESH

Execute SQL to QuickBooks Time

Instantiate a Cursor and use the execute method of the Cursor class to execute any SQL statement.

import pyodbc

cnxn = pyodbc.connect('DRIVER={CData ODBC Driver for TSheets};OAuthClientId = myclientid;OAuthClientSecret = myclientsecret;CallbackUrl = http://localhost:33333;InitiateOAuth = GETANDREFRESH;')
cursor = cnxn.cursor()
cursor.execute("SELECT Id, JobcodeId FROM Timesheets WHERE JobCodeType = 'regular'")
rows = cursor.fetchall()
for row in rows:
 print(row.Id, row.JobcodeId)

After connecting to QuickBooks Time in PyCharm using the CData ODBC Driver, you will be able to build Python apps with access to QuickBooks Time data as if it were a standard database. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback regarding this tutorial, please contact us at [email protected].