This uses Python to bulk convert any DBF (dBase) files in a directory to CSV (comma-separated value) files, which play much nicer with modern database programs.
This relies on external dependencies.
pip install -r requirements.txt
The Python 2 version was built for one purpose and did well for that.
The Python 3 version fails on that original purpose, with an "unpack error" that's been present for more than a year in an underlying library. However, it seemed to work on three very small test files.
Using a pypy interpreter over stock Python might get you a substantial thoroughput increase.
@dannguyen has a similar script for XLSX files made by Excel.