Build an eBook organizer

Here is a simple implementation of an eBook Organizer using Python. It allows you to add, remove, search, and list eBooks by title, author, genre, and status (e.g., “read”, “unread”).

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import json
import os

class EBook:
    def __init__(self, title, author, genre, status="unread"):
        self.title = title
        self.author = author
        self.genre = genre
        self.status = status

    def to_dict(self):
        return {
            "title": self.title,
            "author": self.author,
            "genre": self.genre,
            "status": self.status
        }

class EBookOrganizer:
    def __init__(self, storage_path="ebooks.json"):
        self.storage_path = storage_path
        self.ebooks = self.load_ebooks()

    def load_ebooks(self):
        if not os.path.exists(self.storage_path):
            return []
        with open(self.storage_path, "r") as f:
            return json.load(f)

    def save_ebooks(self):
        with open(self.storage_path, "w") as f:
            json.dump(self.ebooks, f, indent=4)

    def add_ebook(self, ebook):
        self.ebooks.append(ebook.to_dict())
        self.save_ebooks()

    def remove_ebook(self, title):
        self.ebooks = [e for e in self.ebooks if e["title"].lower() != title.lower()]
        self.save_ebooks()

    def list_ebooks(self, status_filter=None):
        for ebook in self.ebooks:
            if status_filter and ebook["status"] != status_filter:
                continue
            print(f"Title: {ebook['title']}, Author: {ebook['author']}, Genre: {ebook['genre']}, Status: {ebook['status']}")

    def search_ebook(self, keyword):
        results = [e for e in self.ebooks if keyword.lower() in e["title"].lower() or keyword.lower() in e["author"].lower()]
        for ebook in results:
            print(f"Title: {ebook['title']}, Author: {ebook['author']}, Genre: {ebook['genre']}, Status: {ebook['status']}")

    def update_status(self, title, new_status):
        for ebook in self.ebooks:
            if ebook["title"].lower() == title.lower():
                ebook["status"] = new_status
                break
        self.save_ebooks()

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    organizer = EBookOrganizer()

    while True:
        print("nEBook Organizer")
        print("1. Add eBook")
        print("2. Remove eBook")
        print("3. List all eBooks")
        print("4. Search eBook")
        print("5. Update eBook status")
        print("6. Exit")

        choice = input("Choose an option: ")

        if choice == "1":
            title = input("Enter title: ")
            author = input("Enter author: ")
            genre = input("Enter genre: ")
            status = input("Enter status (read/unread): ")
            ebook = EBook(title, author, genre, status)
            organizer.add_ebook(ebook)

        elif choice == "2":
            title = input("Enter the title of the eBook to remove: ")
            organizer.remove_ebook(title)

        elif choice == "3":
            status_filter = input("Filter by status (leave blank for all): ")
            organizer.list_ebooks(status_filter if status_filter else None)

        elif choice == "4":
            keyword = input("Enter keyword to search: ")
            organizer.search_ebook(keyword)

        elif choice == "5":
            title = input("Enter title of the eBook to update: ")
            new_status = input("Enter new status (read/unread): ")
            organizer.update_status(title, new_status)

        elif choice == "6":
            break

        else:
            print("Invalid choice. Please try again.")

Features:

• Add new eBooks with metadata.

• Remove eBooks by title.

• List all or filtered by read status.

• Search eBooks by title or author.

• Update eBook status.

You can expand it to support categories, cover images, tags, file paths, or even integrate a GUI using Tkinter or PyQt. Let me know if you’d like a web-based version or a desktop GUI instead.