> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.scanoss.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# SCANOSS-PY

> Generate SBOMs in multiple industry standard formats using [SCANOSS-PY](https://github.com/scanoss/scanoss.py).

## Supported Formats

SCANOSS-PY supports the following SBOM formats:

* **CycloneDX** - Industry standard for software supply chain component analysis
* **SPDX Lite** - Lightweight variant of the Software Package Data Exchange standard
* **Plain JSON** - Raw SCANOSS scan results
* **CSV** - Tabular format for spreadsheet analysis

## Generating SBOMs

### CycloneDX

Generate a CycloneDX compliant SBOM:

```bash theme={null}
scanoss-py scan --format cyclonedx -o sbom.cdx.json /path/to/folder
```

### SPDX Lite

Generate an SPDX Lite compliant SBOM:

```bash theme={null}
scanoss-py scan --format spdxlite -o sbom.spdx.json /path/to/folder
```

### Plain JSON

Generate raw SCANOSS results in JSON format:

```bash theme={null}
scanoss-py scan --format plain -o results.json /path/to/folder
```

### CSV Report

Generate a CSV report for analysis in spreadsheet applications:

```bash theme={null}
scanoss-py scan --format csv -o results.csv /path/to/folder
```

## Converting Existing Scans

If you already have scan results, convert them to SBOM format without rescanning:

```bash theme={null}
# Convert to CycloneDX
scanoss-py convert --input results.json --format cyclonedx --output scan-results-cyclonedx.cdx.json

# Convert to SPDX Lite
scanoss-py convert --input results.json --format spdxlite --output scan-results-spdxlite.json

# Convert to GitLab Code Quality Report
scanoss-py convert --input results.json --format glc-codequality --output gl-code-quality-report.json
```