Stingray

Stingray is a schema-based file reader whose very purpose is to help you ensure that a file and an application share the same schema. Consequently, the package was designed as a reliable companion when trying to remove all inconsistencies when facilitating file processing.

In order to provide users with some background information, it must be mentioned that the schema is the common theme of all flat files used in transfers. Regardless of whether they are spreadsheets, fixed format files, or COBOL files, they can be managed by Stingray without any risk, with the mention that their particular physical format is a negligible aspect.

It is worth mentioning that, in order to regulate the offset, encoding, and size of each field, Stingray library is capable of building a schema by resorting to parsing DDEs.

Focusing on a logical layout to the detriment of unbound schema is always preferable, with the Stingray package doing precisely that. The way it works is by enabling the user to get flat file and workbook data from Python without considerable restrictions since they are not required to clone a program for each physical file format or logical layout they need.

Regarding Stingray's applicability, it should be noted that writing data extract applications is at the top of the list, aside from handling COBOL file conversions and ensuring the conceptual schema coincides for files and applications.