More about BOM dialog. Still not perfect, but more easy to use.

scripts/bom-in-python/bom_csv_by_ref.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     Components are sorted by ref and grouped by value
     One component per line
     Fields are (if exist)
-    Ref, Quantity, value, Part, 'footprint', 'Description', 'Vendor'
+    Ref, Quantity, value, Part, footprint, 'Description', 'Vendor'
 """
 
 from __future__ import print_function

scripts/bom-in-python/bom_csv_grouped_by_value_with_fp.py

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#
+# Example python script to generate a BOM from a KiCad generic netlist
+#
+# Example: Sorted and Grouped CSV BOM
+#
+
+"""
+    @package
+    Generate a Tab delimited list (csv file type).
+    Components are sorted by ref and grouped by value
+    Fields are (if exist)
+    'Ref', 'Qnty', 'Value', 'Sch lib name', 'footprint', 'Description', 'Vendor'
+"""
+
+# Import the KiCad python helper module and the csv formatter
+import kicad_netlist_reader
+import csv
+import sys
+
+# Generate an instance of a generic netlist, and load the netlist tree from
+# the command line option. If the file doesn't exist, execution will stop
+net = kicad_netlist_reader.netlist(sys.argv[1])
+
+# Open a file to write to, if the file cannot be opened output to stdout
+# instead
+try:
+    f = open(sys.argv[2], 'w')
+except IOError:
+    e = "Can't open output file for writing: " + sys.argv[2]
+    print(__file__, ":", e, sys.stderr)
+    f = sys.stdout
+
+# Create a new csv writer object to use as the output formatter
+out = csv.writer(f, lineterminator='\n', delimiter=',', quotechar='\"', quoting=csv.QUOTE_ALL)
+
+# Output a set of rows for a header providing general information
+out.writerow(['Source:', net.getSource()])
+out.writerow(['Date:', net.getDate()])
+out.writerow(['Tool:', net.getTool()])
+out.writerow(['Component Count:', len(net.components)])
+out.writerow(['Ref', 'Qnty', 'Value', 'Sch lib name', 'footprint', 'Description', 'Vendor'])
+
+# Get all of the components in groups of matching parts + values
+# (see ky_generic_netlist_reader.py)
+grouped = net.groupComponents()
+
+# Output all of the component information
+for group in grouped:
+    refs = ""
+
+    # Add the reference of every component in the group and keep a reference
+    # to the component so that the other data can be filled in once per group
+    for component in group:
+        refs += component.getRef() + ", "
+        c = component
+
+    # Fill in the component groups common data
+    out.writerow([refs, len(group), c.getValue(), c.getLibName() + "/" + c.getPartName(), c.getFootprint(),
+        c.getDescription(), c.getField("Vendor")])
+
+