commit d5aa48f03c2846a009a98118d19635122e58b973
parent d725560a653a293119ddb0b3d3fdcbaed76d8568
Author: Paco Esteban <paco@e1e0.net>
Date: Sat, 29 May 2021 12:02:11 +0200
update README with install instructions
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ inventory.
I created it in anger after I had problems with Partkeepr for the
gazillionth time.
-It's a nasty Python3 cli tool (no, seriously, it's terrible) that
+It's a nasty Python3 CLI tool (no, seriously, it's terrible) that
accesses an sqlite3 database.
Features:
@@ -18,12 +18,19 @@ Features:
* The `add` function calls Octopart to get all the data, so I don't have
to type like a monkey.
* There's a `get` command that shows all the details of a part, and can
- call yout pdf viewer to open the datasheet if there is one.
+ call your pdf viewer to open the datasheet if there is one.
* It can export the whole inventory to HTML. Here's mine, for instance:
https://e1e0.net/partsdb/
If you want to use it, you'll need an Octopart API key. Then put it on
-the environemnt with the name `OCTOPART_TOKEN`.
+the environment with the name `OCTOPART_TOKEN`.
I couldn't bother to create a man page. Take a look at `--help`.
+
+This is now a more or less complete Python distribution package. I did not
+upload to pypi, but you can now install it via `python setup.py install`.
+
+You'll have to create the database first. There's a `schema.sql` file in the
+repo. There's also a `base_data.sql` file with the categories and storage
+units that I use which is probably totally useless for anybody else.