mastering python python4dev

• This repo is meant to enrich our selves in open source contribution to projects and how to work on a project as a team

• phonebook console application is a project for python4dev group to help master skills the project contains

• when the program is running user should be able to add, delete, edit and read contacts from contact list.

• this app is to be built using python using Object Oriented Programming

Contribution(contrib) guide

contrib Part1

1. fork this repo
2. clone a local copy using. git clone <your_forked_repo_url.git
3. cd into pyhtonPhoneBook
4. Add upstream to easily grab updates git remote add upstream https://github.com/Nicodona/pyhtonPhoneBook
5. create a branch and checkout- run git checkout -b <your_branch_name

Tools

• OS windows: Download MySQL Installer
  • Open installer and download the following or manually by clicking on each tool below
  • Connector/Python - 8.0.26 . Make sure to select OS
  • MySQL server - 8.0.26
  • On successful installation of MySQL server, Setup the server following the below procedure - ## Server configuration on windows
  • MySQL Workbench - 8.0.26
• OS Linux ubuntu - Steps
  • Connector/Python - 8.0.26. Make sure to select OS
  • Install MySQL Workbench - 8.0.26
• OS Linux other - Follow above for Ubuntu and create an issue with the message Tool configuration failed for <Your_OS_Name> if it fails.

Server Configuration on windows

Open mysqlserver

1. type$networking
2. AuthMethod
3. 
4. create a simple password e.g myserver or testserver or phonebookserver or any other memorable password. We shall update this value in production

Install all requirements

pip install -r requirements.txt

Basic configuration

• cd to pyhtonphonebook
• create a .env file with the following HOST=<YOUR_HOST_NAME> USER=<DB_USERNAME> PASSWORD=<USER_PASSWORD> host and user could be locahost and root respectively (in my case ofcourse)

Running the App

• cd to pyhtonphonebook/config
• OS windows: run python dbconfig.py. Don't modify this file. Rather create a descriptive issue if you would want the file to be modified
• OS Linux - ubuntu or other Linux distri: run python3 dbconfig.py

contrib Part2

Reminder: pyhtonphonebook/phonebook.py is the only file to edit here.

1. start writing your code 😄
2. when done run: git add .
3. git commit -m "your commit message"
4. git push origin <your_branch_name
5. navigate to your remote forked copy and create a Pull Request (PR)