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Part of the Object Oriented Programming section of Coddy's Python journey — lesson 59 of 64.

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Challenge

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In this challenge, you'll implement administrative functions for a library management system.

You'll need to modify the library.py file to add a get_statistics method to the Library class that returns a dictionary with key statistics about the library's state. The implementation details are provided in TODO comments within the file.

The statistics should include:

  • Total number of books
  • Available books count
  • Borrowed books count
  • Total users count
  • Number of users with borrowed books

The book.py and user.py files contain pre-implemented classes that your solution will interact with. While you can review these files to understand the system structure, your implementation should focus on the library.py file.

Cheat sheet

This challenge focuses on implementing library management system statistics without providing specific lesson content. The task involves creating a get_statistics method that returns a dictionary containing library metrics such as total books, available books, borrowed books, total users, and users with borrowed books.

Try it yourself

from book import Book
from user import User
from library import Library

# Test case handler
test_case = input()

if test_case == "empty_library":
    library = Library("Empty Library")
    stats = library.get_statistics()
    
    print(f"Total Books: {stats['total_books']}")
    print(f"Available Books: {stats['available_books']}")
    print(f"Borrowed Books: {stats['borrowed_books']}")
    print(f"Total Users: {stats['total_users']}")
    print(f"Users with Books: {stats['users_with_books']}")

elif test_case == "with_borrowed_books":
    library = Library("Community Library")
    
    # Add books and users
    library.add_book(Book("The Great Gatsby", "F. Scott Fitzgerald", "123456"))
    library.add_book(Book("To Kill a Mockingbird", "Harper Lee", "789012"))
    library.add_book(Book("1984", "George Orwell", "345678"))
    
    library.add_user(User("U001", "Alice"))
    library.add_user(User("U002", "Bob"))
    library.add_user(User("U003", "Charlie"))
    
    # Borrow some books
    library.borrow_book("123456", "U001")
    library.borrow_book("789012", "U001") # Alice borrows 2 books
    library.borrow_book("345678", "U002") # Bob borrows 1 book
    
    stats = library.get_statistics()
    print(f"Total Books: {stats['total_books']}")
    print(f"Available Books: {stats['available_books']}")
    print(f"Borrowed Books: {stats['borrowed_books']}")
    print(f"Total Users: {stats['total_users']}")
    print(f"Users with Books: {stats['users_with_books']}")

elif test_case == "return_books":
    library = Library("Return Test Library")
    
    # Add books and users
    library.add_book(Book("Python Programming", "John Smith", "111222"))
    library.add_book(Book("Data Structures", "Jane Doe", "333444"))
    
    library.add_user(User("U101", "David"))
    library.add_user(User("U102", "Emma"))
    
    # Borrow a book
    library.borrow_book("111222", "U101")
    
    # Get statistics before returning
    stats_before = library.get_statistics()
    print("Before returning:")
    print(f"Total Books: {stats_before['total_books']}")
    print(f"Available Books: {stats_before['available_books']}")
    print(f"Borrowed Books: {stats_before['borrowed_books']}")
    print(f"Users with Books: {stats_before['users_with_books']}")
    
    # Return book implementation (would be in Library class)
    book = next((book for book in library.books if book.isbn == "111222"), None)
    user = next((user for user in library.users if user.user_id == "U101"), None)
    
    if book and user:
        book.available = True
        book.borrower = None
        user.books_borrowed.remove(book)
        print("Book returned successfully")
    
    # Get statistics after returning
    stats_after = library.get_statistics()
    print("\
After returning:")
    print(f"Total Books: {stats_after['total_books']}")
    print(f"Available Books: {stats_after['available_books']}")
    print(f"Borrowed Books: {stats_after['borrowed_books']}")
    print(f"Users with Books: {stats_after['users_with_books']}")

elif test_case == "edge_cases":
    # Empty library
    empty_library = Library("Empty Library")
    empty_stats = empty_library.get_statistics()
    print("Empty library statistics:")
    print(f"Total Books: {empty_stats['total_books']}")
    print(f"Available Books: {empty_stats['available_books']}")
    print(f"Borrowed Books: {empty_stats['borrowed_books']}")
    print(f"Total Users: {empty_stats['total_users']}")
    print(f"Users with Books: {empty_stats['users_with_books']}")
    
    # Books but no users
    books_only = Library("Books Only")
    books_only.add_book(Book("Book 1", "Author 1", "B001"))
    books_only.add_book(Book("Book 2", "Author 2", "B002"))
    books_stats = books_only.get_statistics()
    print("\
Library with books but no users:")
    print(f"Total Books: {books_stats['total_books']}")
    print(f"Available Books: {books_stats['available_books']}")
    print(f"Total Users: {books_stats['total_users']}")
    print(f"Users with Books: {books_stats['users_with_books']}")
    
    # Users but no books
    users_only = Library("Users Only")
    users_only.add_user(User("U201", "User 1"))
    users_only.add_user(User("U202", "User 2"))
    users_stats = users_only.get_statistics()
    print("\
Library with users but no books:")
    print(f"Total Books: {users_stats['total_books']}")
    print(f"Available Books: {users_stats['available_books']}")
    print(f"Total Users: {users_stats['total_users']}")
    print(f"Users with Books: {users_stats['users_with_books']}")
    
    # Error cases
    error_library = Library("Error Test")
    error_library.add_book(Book("Error Book", "Error Author", "E001"))
    error_library.add_user(User("E101", "Error User"))
    
    print("\
Error cases:")
    print(f"Borrow non-existent book: {error_library.borrow_book('NONEXISTENT', 'E101')}")
    print(f"Borrow with non-existent user: {error_library.borrow_book('E001', 'NONEXISTENT')}")

elif test_case == "large_library":
    large_library = Library("Large Library")
    
    # Add 100 books
    for i in range(1, 101):
        large_library.add_book(Book(f"Book {i}", f"Author {i}", f"ISBN{i:06d}"))
    
    # Add 100 users
    for i in range(1, 101):
        large_library.add_user(User(f"U{i:03d}", f"User {i}"))
    
    # Have 50 users borrow books
    for i in range(1, 51):
        large_library.borrow_book(f"ISBN{i:06d}", f"U{i:03d}")
    
    # Have some users borrow multiple books
    for i in range(1, 11):
        large_library.borrow_book(f"ISBN{i+50:06d}", f"U{i:03d}")
    
    stats = large_library.get_statistics()
    print("Large library statistics:")
    print(f"Total Books: {stats['total_books']}")
    print(f"Available Books: {stats['available_books']}")
    print(f"Borrowed Books: {stats['borrowed_books']}")
    print(f"Total Users: {stats['total_users']}")
    print(f"Users with Books: {stats['users_with_books']}")
    
    # Verify calculations
    print("\
Verification:")
    print(f"Total books should be 100: {stats['total_books'] == 100}")
    print(f"Borrowed books should be 60: {stats['borrowed_books'] == 60}")
    print(f"Available books should be 40: {stats['available_books'] == 40}")
    print(f"Users with books should be 50: {stats['users_with_books'] == 50}")

elif test_case == "statistics_accuracy":
    accuracy_library = Library("Accuracy Test")
    
    # Add exactly 10 books
    for i in range(1, 11):
        accuracy_library.add_book(Book(f"Book {i}", f"Author {i}", f"A{i:03d}"))
    
    # Add exactly 5 users
    for i in range(1, 6):
        accuracy_library.add_user(User(f"AU{i}", f"Accuracy User {i}"))
    
    # No books borrowed yet
    stats1 = accuracy_library.get_statistics()
    print("Initial state:")
    print(f"Total Books: {stats1['total_books']} (Expected: 10)")
    print(f"Available Books: {stats1['available_books']} (Expected: 10)")
    print(f"Borrowed Books: {stats1['borrowed_books']} (Expected: 0)")
    print(f"Total Users: {stats1['total_users']} (Expected: 5)")
    print(f"Users with Books: {stats1['users_with_books']} (Expected: 0)")
    
    # Have 3 users borrow books
    accuracy_library.borrow_book("A001", "AU1")
    accuracy_library.borrow_book("A002", "AU1")  # User 1 borrows 2 books
    accuracy_library.borrow_book("A003", "AU2")  # User 2 borrows 1 book
    accuracy_library.borrow_book("A004", "AU3")  # User 3 borrows 1 book
    
    stats2 = accuracy_library.get_statistics()
    print("\
After borrowing:")
    print(f"Total Books: {stats2['total_books']} (Expected: 10)")
    print(f"Available Books: {stats2['available_books']} (Expected: 6)")
    print(f"Borrowed Books: {stats2['borrowed_books']} (Expected: 4)")
    print(f"Total Users: {stats2['total_users']} (Expected: 5)")
    print(f"Users with Books: {stats2['users_with_books']} (Expected: 3)")

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