csv-library-website/README.md

csv-library-website

Work in progress: this is a simple flask application that turns a csv file into a website. originally used to show books like in the Varia Library Website.. but it can be used for any collection described in the csv file

Hacking

$ python3 -m venv .venv
$ source .venv/bin/activate
$ pip install -r requirements.txt

Or run make setup.

$ cd library && python page.py

Or run make.

major changes

• currently this software is broken.

readme driven development

• add regular login instead of a secret key ✅
• have a settings file for the application ✅
• downloadable pdfs ✅
• uploadable pdfs
• upon boot check for images of the book otherwise extract front page of pdfs
• remove varia library specific code ✅
• implement openlibrary ISBN to book in libarary software
• openreads ability to import this csv file
• maybe also GoodReads, BookWyrm