Inventory Management App

A command-line Python application which allows the user to manage an inventory of products. Performs all product "CRUD" operations (i.e. "List", "Show", "Create", "Update", and "Destroy").

Uses a CSV file datastore.

Installation

First, "fork" this upstream repository under your own control.

Then download your forked version of this repository using the GitHub.com online interface or the Git command-line interface. If you are using command-line Git, you can download it by "cloning" it:

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/inventory-mgmt-app-py.git

After downloading your forked repository, navigate into its root directory:

cd path/to/inventory-mgmt-app-py/

NOTE: all commands in this document assume you are running them from this root directory.

Setup

Before you run this application for the first time (or anytime you want to reset the database), reset the database by populating it with the default products:

# For Homebrew-installed Python 3.x on Mac OS:
python3 products_app/reset.py

# All others:
python products_app/reset.py

Usage

Run the application:

# For Homebrew-installed Python 3.x on Mac OS:
python3 products_app/app.py

# All others:
python products_app/app.py

License

Students, please pay attention to the license terms.