Kan is book search utility so you spend less time searching and more time reading.
$ pip install kan
To get the latest version to try out, clone the github repo.
$ git clone https://github.com/jjangsangy/kan.git
Use setup.py to install
# For Python 2.x Install
$ python setup.py install
# For Python 3.x
$ python3 setup.py install
# Print Out Help Instructions
$ kan -h
Usage: kan [-h] [-v] [--title name] [--author name] [--max n]
[--subject topic] [--language code]
{title,isbn,author} ...
Kan helps you find the book
positional arguments:
{title,isbn,author} Search by
title Book title
isbn ISBN code
author Book author
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --version show program's version number and exit
--title name Title of the book
--author name Name of the author
--max n Maximum results to get per query: default=10, max=40
--subject topic Specify subject matter by category
--language code Restrict the search results to those with a certain
language code
Simplest way is to search for book by title. By default, you’ll get the top 3 matches.
$ kan title 'Fifty Shades'
Title: Fifty Shades of Grey
Author: E L James
ISBN_13: 9781448149452
Title: Fifty Shades Darker
Author: E. L. James
ISBN_10: 0385537689
Title: Fifty Shades Freed
Author: E L James
ISBN: N/A
Search more generally and tweak your search parameters.
$ kan --language ko --max 5 author 'J. K. Rowling' --top
Title: 해리포터와마법사의돌
Author: J. K. Rowling, 김혜원
OTHER: OCLC:226262132
Title: 해리포터와혼혈왕자
Author: J. K. Rowling, 최인자
OTHER: OCLC:226262119
Title: 해리포터와비밀의방
Author: J. K. Rowling, 김혜원
OTHER: OCLC:226262164
Title: 해리포터와불의잔
Author: 조앤 K. 롤링, 김혜원
ISBN_10: 8983920955
Title: 해리포터와죽음의성물
Author: J. K. Rowling, 최인자
ISBN_10: 898392067X