Peer-to-Peer Chat Application

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Features
• Requirements
• Installation
• Running the Desktop Application
• Contributing
• License

Introduction

This Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Chat Application allows users to connect with peers and engage in real-time text-based conversations. It provides a user-friendly interface for chatting.

Features

• User-friendly graphical interface.
• Real-time text-based messaging.
• Cross-platform compatibility (Windows, Linux, macOS).
• Codebase is open-source and available on GitHub.

Requirements

Before running the chat application, ensure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:

• Python 3.6 or higher
• PyQt5 library
• Flask library
• Flask-SocketIO library

You can install the required Python libraries using pip:

pip install PyQt5 Flask Flask-SocketIO

Installation

1. Clone the GitHub repository to your local machine:

git clone https://github.com/arjunprakash027/P2P-Python-Flask/tree/main

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd P2P-Python-Flask

Running the Desktop Application

The easiest way to run the application is

go to the folder dist and run

p2p_chatapp_desktop.exe

The desktop application provides a graphical interface for chatting with peers. Follow these steps to run it:

1. Open a terminal or command prompt.

2. Navigate to the project directory if you're not already there:

cd P2P-Python-Flask

3. Run the desktop application script:

python desktop_app.py

This will launch the chat application, and you'll be prompted to enter your name. After entering your name, you'll see a list of available peers. Select a peer to start a chat.

Contributing

If you would like to contribute to the development of this chat application, please follow these guidelines:

1. Fork the repository on GitHub.

2. Create a new branch for your feature or bugfix:

git checkout -b my-feature-branch

3. Make your changes and commit them:

git commit -m "Add new feature"

4. Push your changes to your fork:

git push origin my-feature-branch

5. Create a pull request on the main repository's GitHub page.

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