https://github.com/ayerna/library-management-system

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ayerna/library-management-system
• Owner: ayerna
• Created: 2025-02-19T19:52:31.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-02-19T20:04:57.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-08-30T10:33:20.138Z (10 months ago)
• Language: Python
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# Library Management System with Tkinter GUI

A simple **Library Management System** built with Python, featuring a user-friendly graphical interface using Tkinter and a persistent backend using SQLite. This application allows users to manage books in a library, including adding, searching, borrowing, returning, listing books, and managing user comments.

## Features

- **Add Book:** Enter the book title and author directly in the provided form to add a new book to the library.

- **Search Books:** Quickly search for books by title. Search results display the author and availability status.

- **Borrow Book:** Borrow a book if it is available. The system automatically marks it as unavailable.

- **Return Book:** Return a borrowed book and update its status to available.

- **List Books:** View all books in a table-like format using a Treeview widget.

- **User Comments:** Add and view comments for each book.

- **Exit:** Easily exit the application through the menu bar.

## Getting Started

### Prerequisites

- **Python 3.x**  

  Most modern Python installations include SQLite3 and Tkinter by default. If Tkinter is not installed on your system, refer to the [Tkinter installation guide](https://tkdocs.com/tutorial/install.html).

### Installation

1. **Clone the repository:**

   ```bash

   git clone https://github.com/ayerna/library-management-system.git

   ```

2. **Navigate to the project directory:**

   ```bash

   cd library-management-system

   ```

### Running the Application

Run the Python script to start the application:

```bash

python library_management_gui.py

```

The GUI window will open, displaying a tabbed interface for managing your library.

## Code Structure

- **`library_management_gui.py`**  

  The main Python file that includes the complete code for the Library Management System with a Tkinter GUI.

- **SQLite Database (`library.db`):**  

  The application automatically creates and uses a SQLite database to store book information and user comments.

## Usage

- **Tabbed Interface:**  

  The application uses a tabbed interface (`ttk.Notebook`) to separate functionalities, making it intuitive to navigate through different operations.

- **Forms and Status Messages:**  

  Each tab contains dedicated input fields and status messages to guide users through various operations (adding, searching, borrowing, returning books, and managing comments).

- **Treeview for Listing Books:**  

  The "List Books" tab displays all books in a table format with scroll functionality.