Added Automated Library Management Script

library_management/README.md

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+# Automated Library Management System
+
+## Description
+This Python script automates library management tasks such as adding, deleting, and checking out books. It keeps a record of the library's books and their availability status.
+
+## Features
+- Add new book records.
+- Delete existing book records.
+- Check out and return books.
+- Display the current status of all books in the library.
+
+## How to Use
+1. Clone the repository and navigate to the `library_management` directory.
+2. Run the script using Python:
+   ```bash
+   python library_management.py

library_management/library_management.py

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+# library_management.py
+
+library_records = []
+
+
+def add_book(title, author, year):
+    book = {
+        "title": title, "author": author, "year": year, "status": "available"
+    }
+    library_records.append(book)
+    print(f'Book "{title}" added successfully!')
+
+
+def delete_book(title):
+    global library_records
+    library_records = [
+        book for book in library_records if book["title"] != title
+    ]
+    print(f'Book "{title}" deleted successfully!')
+
+
+def checkout_book(title):
+    for book in library_records:
+        if book["title"] == title and book["status"] == "available":
+            book["status"] = "checked out"
+            print(f'You have checked out "{title}".')
+            return
+    print(f'Book "{title}" is not available.')
+
+
+def return_book(title):
+    for book in library_records:
+        if book["title"] == title and book["status"] == "checked out":
+            book["status"] = "available"
+            print(f'You have returned "{title}".')
+            return
+    print(f'Book "{title}" is not checked out.')
+
+
+def display_books():
+    print("Library Records:")
+    for book in library_records:
+        print(f'Title: {book["title"]}, Author: {book["author"]}, '
+              f'Year: {book["year"]}, Status: {book["status"]}')
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    add_book("The Great Gatsby", "F. Scott Fitzgerald", 1925)
+    add_book("To Kill a Mockingbird", "Harper Lee", 1960)
+    display_books()
+    checkout_book("The Great Gatsby")
+    display_books()
+    return_book("The Great Gatsby")
+    display_books()
+    delete_book("To Kill a Mockingbird")
+    display_books()