The latest articles on DEV Community by ab0jwad (@ab0jwad). https://dev.to/ab0jwad https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3947973%2Fe23168f7-74f4-461e-8235-5d6723da4925.png https://dev.to/ab0jwad en ab0jwad Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:31:36 +0000 https://dev.to/ab0jwad/how-i-built-an-open-source-file-converter-supporting-20-formats-in-python-46ml https://dev.to/ab0jwad/how-i-built-an-open-source-file-converter-supporting-20-formats-in-python-46ml <p>Hi r/Python! 👋</p> <p>I'm happy to share <strong>file-converter</strong>, an open-source Python tool I built.</p> <h2> Description </h2> <p>A multi-format file converter supporting 20+ formats (CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, Excel, PDF, DOCX, PNG, JPG, WEBP, Markdown, HTML) with CLI and Python API.</p> <h2> Category </h2> <p>Tool / Library</p> <h2> Source Code </h2> <p>🔗 <a href="https://github.com/ab0jwad/file-converter" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/ab0jwad/file-converter</a></p> <h2> Installation </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>pip <span class="nb">install </span>file-converter-tool </code></pre> </div> <h2> Usage </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight python"><code><span class="kn">from</span> <span class="n">file_converter</span> <span class="kn">import</span> <span class="n">FileConverter</span> <span class="n">converter</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nc">FileConverter</span><span class="p">()</span> <span class="n">converter</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="nf">convert</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sh">'</span><span class="s">data.csv</span><span class="sh">'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="sh">'</span><span class="s">data.json</span><span class="sh">'</span><span class="p">)</span> </code></pre> </div> <h2> Features </h2> <ul> <li>20+ format conversions</li> <li>CLI and Python API</li> <li>Batch processing</li> <li>Automated tests (pytest)</li> <li>CI/CD (GitHub Actions)</li> <li>MIT License</li> </ul> <h2> Why I built it </h2> <p>I needed a simple way to convert between file formats without uploading to online services. Built it to be modular and easy to extend.</p> <p>A ⭐ would be amazing if you find it useful! 🙏</p> opensource python showdev tooling