README.md

Ebookstore

This is a Python program that uses SQLite to create a simple ebookstore database and provides a menu-based interface for adding, updating, deleting, and searching books in the database.

Requirements

Python 3 SQLite

Setup

1. Clone the repository to your local machine.
2. Navigate to the project directory.
3. Run the following command to create the database: sqlite3 ebookstore.db < schema.sql.
4. Run the program with python bookstore.py.

Usage

When you run the program, you will be presented with a menu of options: **** WELCOME TO THE BOOKSHOP ****

Select an option:

1. Enter book
2. Update book
3. Delete book
4. Search books
5. Exit Enter your choice:

Add a book

To add a book, select option 1 from the main menu and enter the book details as prompted.

Update a book

To update a book, select option 2 from the main menu and enter the book ID and the new details for the book.

Delete a book

To delete a book, select option 3 from the main menu and enter the book ID of the book you want to delete.

Search for books

To search for books, select option 4 from the main menu and enter a keyword to search for. The program will return all books whose title or author contains the keyword.

Exit the program

To exit the program, select option 0 from the main menu. The program will save any changes made to the database and close the database connection.