I have a text file with each line in following format: Book Name, Author Name, Genre, Publication Date
I would like to perform following queries on this file: * Get all books written by an author * Remove all books of an author * Get information about a book (pretty print matching line!) * Get books of particular genre Also, I would like to add and delete entries in this file. I am not planning to use any database for this purpose and would like to get better grasp on file parsing and classes/OOP. I need some help in creating classes and following are my initial thoughts: # Create a class for Book object class Book: atributes: name, author_name, genre, publication-date # Create Author: attribute(s): name # Create class for reading and writing to the file class Booksfile: methods: ?? * How do I associate/relate Book and Author classes so that it will help me in getting information like 'get list of books written by an author'? Data attribute? * Should I create a new Booksfile object for reading, writing and deleting entries in the file OR add corresponding methods to the book object itself? I am not planning to use SQLite or any database and would like to use text file only. Appreciate any help on designing such application. thanks, N
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