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https://github.com/aerkalov/ebooklib
Python E-book library for handling books in EPUB2/EPUB3 format -
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Python E-book library for handling books in EPUB2/EPUB3 format -
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/aerkalov/ebooklib
- Owner: aerkalov
- License: agpl-3.0
- Created: 2013-05-04T17:10:18.000Z (over 11 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-08-07T19:58:04.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-10-29T14:56:59.069Z (about 1 month ago)
- Topics: epub, python, python-library
- Language: Python
- Homepage: https://ebooklib.readthedocs.io/
- Size: 883 KB
- Stars: 1,483
- Watchers: 41
- Forks: 231
- Open Issues: 105
-
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGES.txt
- License: LICENSE.txt
- Authors: AUTHORS.txt
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README
# About EbookLib
EbookLib is a Python library for managing EPUB2/EPUB3 and Kindle files. It's capable of reading and writing EPUB files programmatically.
We are working on [refreshing the project](https://github.com/aerkalov/ebooklib/issues/318) so please check and comment if you have your own ideas what needs to happen with the project.
The API is designed to be as simple as possible, while at the same time making complex things possible too. It has support for covers, table of contents, spine, guide, metadata and etc.
EbookLib is used in [Booktype](https://github.com/sourcefabric/Booktype/) from Sourcefabric, as well as [sprits-it!](https://github.com/the-happy-hippo/sprits-it), [fanfiction2ebook](https://github.com/ltouroumov/fanfiction2ebook), [viserlalune](https://github.com/vjousse/viserlalune) and [Telemeta](https://github.com/Parisson/Telemeta).
Packages of EbookLib for GNU/Linux are available in [Debian](https://packages.debian.org/python-ebooklib) and [Ubuntu](http://packages.ubuntu.com/python-ebooklib).
Sphinx documentation is generated from the templates in the docs/ directory and made available at http://ebooklib.readthedocs.io
# Usage
## Reading
```py
import ebooklib
from ebooklib import epub
book = epub.read_epub('test.epub')
for image in book.get_items_of_type(ebooklib.ITEM_IMAGE):
print(image)
```
## Writing
```py
from ebooklib import epub
book = epub.EpubBook()
# set metadata
book.set_identifier("id123456")
book.set_title("Sample book")
book.set_language("en")
book.add_author("Author Authorowski")
book.add_author(
"Danko Bananko",
file_as="Gospodin Danko Bananko",
role="ill",
uid="coauthor",
)
# create chapter
c1 = epub.EpubHtml(title="Intro", file_name="chap_01.xhtml", lang="hr")
c1.content = (
"
Intro heading
"
"Zaba je skocila u baru.
"
'![[ebook logo]](static/ebooklib.gif)
'
)
# create image from the local image
image_content = open("ebooklib.gif", "rb").read()
img = epub.EpubImage(
uid="image_1",
file_name="static/ebooklib.gif",
media_type="image/gif",
content=image_content,
)
# add chapter
book.add_item(c1)
# add image
book.add_item(img)
# define Table Of Contents
book.toc = (
epub.Link("chap_01.xhtml", "Introduction", "intro"),
(epub.Section("Simple book"), (c1,)),
)
# add default NCX and Nav file
book.add_item(epub.EpubNcx())
book.add_item(epub.EpubNav())
# define CSS style
style = "BODY {color: white;}"
nav_css = epub.EpubItem(
uid="style_nav",
file_name="style/nav.css",
media_type="text/css",
content=style,
)
# add CSS file
book.add_item(nav_css)
# basic spine
book.spine = ["nav", c1]
# write to the file
epub.write_epub("test.epub", book, {})
```
# License
EbookLib is licensed under the [AGPL license](LICENSE.txt).
# Authors
Full list of authors is in [AUTHORS.txt](AUTHORS.txt) file.