Enhanced DBF to CSV and INDEC Data Extraction

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📅 2025-09-09 — Session: Enhanced DBF to CSV and INDEC Data Extraction

🕒 17:40–18:10
🏷️ Labels: Python, Data Extraction, CLI, Error Handling
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The session aimed to enhance data extraction scripts, focusing on converting DBF files to CSV and improving the INDEC quarterly data retrieval.

Key Activities

  • Updated a Python script for extracting DBF files and converting them to CSV, including error handling and cleanup processes.
  • Implemented a CLI command fetch_range to automate quarterly data extraction across a specified range of years.
  • Enhanced the download_quarter function to prioritize modern ZIP file downloads, with fallbacks for legacy formats.
  • Improved exception handling in the fetch function of cli.py to catch RuntimeError for missing files.

Achievements

  • Successfully refactored the DBF to CSV extraction script, ensuring robust data processing and file management.
  • Implemented automation for data extraction tasks, improving efficiency and reliability.
  • Enhanced error handling and logging in data retrieval functions, ensuring smoother operation and better debugging.

Pending Tasks

  • Further testing of the CLI enhancements to ensure compatibility with different file formats and error scenarios.

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