smuzzy-waiii / book-recommendation-system-1

A book recommendation system that generates book name, author and rating of the book on random or based on the rating you enter.

Book Recommendation System

A simple yet effective book recommendation engine written in python using Jupyter notebook and Pandas library.

The engine generates either random book names or proper recommendations for you based on certain ratings given by you.

Working

The program uses a Comma-separated values (.csv) file as a database for over 45,000+ books (presently) in order to fetch recommendations for you.

    

You can get recommendations in a random order as well as according to certain rating given by you.

Tools used

1. Python
2. Pandas Library
3. Jupyter Notebook

Requirements

Please ensure that Anaconda (found here) is properly installed on your system.

Instructions for cloning the project

• You can download the repository as a zip file by clicking the green Code button in the main page.

        

• OR, alternatively, open up your Git Terminal and enter the following command:

    $ git clone https://github.com/acmpesuecc/Book-Recommendation-System.git

This will copy all the files from the repository to your local folder.

Running the Book Recommendation System

• Open up the Anaconda terminal and navigate to the directory where the Python file and .csv files are stored, using cd.

• Type in the command: jupyter notebook.

        

• Now select the .ipynb file, it'll open up like this:

        

• Press Shift + Enter to run the first cell.

• When prompted, enter the rating or "random" for getting book recommendations.

• Enjoy your book recommendations!

Note: It should be noted that both the python file and .csv file must be present in the same directory.

Software and Library Installations Required:

• Python
• Jupyter
• Pandas
• Anaconda