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Assignment 1

Advanced Python Programming Assignment

Instructions:

This assignment will test your understanding of multiple Python programming concepts
combined into a single cohesive application. Write a program to solve the problem
below. Include detailed comments explaining each step and your logic.

Problem Statement

You are tasked with creating a "Library Management System" to help a librarian track
and manage books.

Functional Requirements:

1. Book Records

o Start by creating a list of dictionaries where each dictionary represents a


book.

o Each book should have the following attributes:

§ title (string)

§ author (string)

§ year (integer)

§ copies_available (integer)

2. User Input & Menu Options


Create a menu system with the following options:

o Add a Book:

§ Take the title, author, year, and number of copies from the user.

§ Add the book to the list.

§ Ensure that titles are unique. If a title already exists, update the
number of available copies instead.

o Search for a Book:

§ Allow the user to search for a book by title.

§ Display the details of the book if found (use string formatting for
neat output).
§ If the book isn’t found, display “The book was not found”.

o Borrow a Book:

§ Take the book title as input.

§ Check if the book exists and has copies available:

§ If available, decrement the number of copies and display a


success message.

§ If unavailable, display an error message.

o Return a Book:

§ Take the book title as input.

§ Check if the book exists. If it does, increment the number of


available copies. Otherwise, display an error message.

o View All Books:

§ Display all books in a tabular format (use f-strings and string


methods for alignment).

§ Example:

Title Author Year Copies

------------------------------------------------

The Alchemist Paulo Coelho 1988 5

To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee 1960 3

o Exit:

§ Exit the program.

3. Validation

o Ensure inputs are valid (e.g., year must be a positive integer, copies must
be non-negative).

o If invalid input is detected, prompt the user again until correct data is
entered.

4. Additional Functionalities

o Use arithmetic operators to calculate total books borrowed (initial


copies - current copies).
o Implement decision structures to handle di]erent cases for menu
options and user inputs.

o Use repetition structures (loops) for the menu and to re-prompt the user
for invalid inputs.

o Leverage string methods to handle case-insensitive searches and format


outputs.

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