This repo contains Python source and example files for the Tableau Document API. The Document API provides a useful but unsupported way to programmatically make updates to Tableau workbook and data source files. If you've been making changes to these file types by directly updating the XML--that is, by XML hacking--this SDK is for you :) Get help from other users on the Tableau Community Forums.
Features include:
Support for TWB, TWBX, TDE and TDSX files starting roughly back to Tableau 9.x
Getting connection information from data sources and workbooks
Updating connection information in workbooks and data sources
Getting Field information from data sources and workbooks
It doesn't support creating files from scratch, adding extracts into workbooks or data sources, or updating field information. As of 2021, this SDK no longer supports Python 2.
For Hyper files, take a look at the Tableau Hyper API.
For more information, see the Document API documentation