Django Library Management Application

A library management app written in Django for my database design class at UTD

Prerequisites

• mysql
• python3
• django
• django-extensions
• django-tables2
• django-staticfiles

pip install django
pip install django-extensions
pip install django-tables2
pip install django-staticfiles

Deployment

• Create schema called library_app_db using mysql command line
• Edit settings.py to add mysql user and password information.

python manage.py makemigrations
python manage.py migrate
python manage.py runscript seed_db_from_csv --script-args <path/to/books.csv> books
python manage.py runscript seed_db_from_csv --script-args <path/to/borrowers.csv> borrowers
python manage.py runserver

Screenshots

• collection index

• search results styled with tables2

• form to add a new library member

• loan table display

Authors

• Megan Yociss