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Google-Books-Search-Application

A simple Python application that uses the Google Books API to search for books and display the results in a GUI built with Tkinter. For additional insights and practical use cases, please see this article on Google Books Search Application.

Features

  • Search for books by their title.
  • Displays book title, authors, and publisher information.
  • Clean and intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) using Tkinter.
  • Fetches data in real-time from the Google Books API.

Requirements

Before you start, make sure you have the following installed:

  • Python 3.x: Download here
  • Libraries: requests, tkinter
    • You can install the required libraries via pip:
      pip install requests

Tkinter comes pre-installed with Python on most platforms, but if you're on Linux and don't have it installed, you can install it by running:

sudo apt-get install python3-tk

How to Use

Clone the Repository:

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/GoogleBooksSearchApp.git
cd GoogleBooksSearchApp

Run the Application:

python google_books_search.py

Search for a Book:

  • Enter a book title in the search box and click on the "Search" button.
  • The app will display the results, including the book's title, authors, and publisher.

If you would like more information on generating custom reports, please refer to the practical guide in this article.

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