Inspiration
The idea behind the project is to build a market place that allows students to sell and buy old textbooks. It's a one stop solution to maintain your budget as a college student.
What it does
It simply allows users to list the text books they are hoping to sell, while also allowing them to browse through the database of books that other students have listed.
How I built it
I build this using Python and the flask framework. I mainly worked on functionality of the project in Python, and used firebase as my database. I also added the design and web page functionality using HTML and css.
Challenges I ran into
Working with Firebase in the flask framework and python was extremely challenging for me and I was unable to add a Authentication Log In page in time, it is something I need to work on in the future!
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
I'm proud that I was able to undertake this project alone and figure out the flask framework on my own, while also learning the basics of design, HTML and CSS, which are hard for me to work with.
What I learned
This project was my first time working with Python using the flask Framework. And it allowed me to understand how I can use libraries and real time databases along with python to build web apps!
What's next for text booked
-Creating a login for users (using Firebase)
-Deploying the site and hosting it on textbooked.tech.
- Adding a search function that allows one to find textbooks by courses they are taking.
-Using the textbook database to display and recommend top text books.
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