Answers.Body: <p>Install python, then run the script from command line.</p>
  <pre><code>python eco2pgn.py scid.eco &gt; your_scideco.pgn
  </code></pre>
  <p><code>eco2pgn.py</code> and <code>scid.eco</code> should be in same folder.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>This is not a direct answer, but if you simply want a file of ECO data in PGN format then there is one freely available with pgn-extract on this page: <a href="https://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/people/staff/djb/pgn-extract/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/people/staff/djb/pgn-extract/</a></p>
  
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Answers.Text: thank you for your time replying my request  . the eco.pgn file bundled with pgn extractor is relatively limited compared to the extended scid eco classification i want the same extended eco pgn file :)
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Answers.Body: <p>I have added an updated version of eco2pgn.py that works with Python 3 here <a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/scidvspc/tickets/63/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://sourceforge.net/p/scidvspc/tickets/63/</a></p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>The conversion script included with ScidvsPC, eco2pgn.py would need to be updated to run in python3. See <a href="https://sourceforge.net/p/scidvspc/tickets/63/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://sourceforge.net/p/scidvspc/tickets/63/</a> for the changes (easily made).</p>
  
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Body: <p>Is there any tool or option in scid_vs_pc to convert the scid.eco file in bin/data directory to useful pgn file there is some code in gethub named eco2pgn.py but i cant figure out how to use it</p>
  
Tags: <pgn><scid><eco>
Title: How to convert scid.eco file in scid _vs _pc to pgn file
ThreadText: # How to convert scid.eco file in scid _vs _pc to pgn file
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2022-11-06)
  
  Is there any tool or option in scid\_vs\_pc to convert the scid.eco file in bin/data directory to useful pgn file there is some code in gethub named eco2pgn.py but i cant figure out how to use it
  
  **Tags:** pgn, scid, eco
  
  
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  ## 4 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2022-11-08. Score: 0 | Accepted answer
  
  Install python, then run the script from command line.
  
  ```
  python eco2pgn.py scid.eco > your_scideco.pgn
  
  ```
  
  `eco2pgn.py` and `scid.eco` should be in same folder.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2022-11-06. Score: 0
  
  This is not a direct answer, but if you simply want a file of ECO data in PGN format then there is one freely available with pgn-extract on this page: <https://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/people/staff/djb/pgn-extract/>
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: thank you for your time replying my request  . the eco.pgn file bundled with pgn extractor is relatively limited compared to the extended scid eco classification i want the same extended eco pgn file :)  
  > **username_2**: Understood. Thanks for taking the time to comment on my answer.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2023-12-25. Score: 0
  
  I have added an updated version of eco2pgn.py that works with Python 3 here <https://sourceforge.net/p/scidvspc/tickets/63/>
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2023-05-21. Score: 0
  
  The conversion script included with ScidvsPC, eco2pgn.py would need to be updated to run in python3. See <https://sourceforge.net/p/scidvspc/tickets/63/> for the changes (easily made).
  
  
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