📚 Assistant Bot - Address Book

This is a command-line assistant bot that helps you store contacts, phone numbers, and birthdays. You can add, edit, delete, and search contacts, as well as check upcoming birthdays. Your data is saved automatically using Pickle, so it persists between runs.

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🛠 Installation

To use the assistant bot, follow these steps:

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/jamleston/address-book
   cd address-book
   

2. Run the script:

   python main.py
   

3. Start interacting with the bot! 🎉

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📝 Features & Commands

This bot supports the following commands:

1️⃣ Basic Commands

Command	Description
hello	Greets the user and asks how it can help.
close / exit	Exits the bot and saves all contacts.

2️⃣ Adding & Managing Contacts

Command	Description	Example
add <name> <phone>	Adds a new contact or updates an existing one.	add Bob 1234567890
change <name> <new_phone>	Changes the first phone number of a contact.	change Bob 0987654321
phone <name>	Displays the phone number(s) of a contact.	phone Bob
all	Shows all saved contacts.	all
delete <name>	Deletes a contact from the address book.	delete Bob

3️⃣ Managing Birthdays

Command	Description	Example
add-birthday <name> <DD.MM.YYYY>	Adds a birthday to a contact.	add-birthday Bob 15.06.1995
show-birthday <name>	Displays the birthday of a contact.	show-birthday Bob
birthdays	Shows upcoming birthdays within the next 7 days.	birthdays

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💾 Data Persistence

• All data is automatically saved in addressbook.pkl when the bot exits.
• On the next run, the bot will load previous contacts and birthdays.

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⚠ Error Handling

The bot includes built-in error handling with helpful messages:

Issue	Response
Missing phone number	"Enter name and phone for the command"
Invalid date format	"Invalid date format. Use DD.MM.YYYY"
Nonexistent contact	"We don't have this contact"

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Happy coding and using! 🚀