chess-tournament 0.2.6

A chess tournament software in Python

Chess Tournament Software

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Installation (for users)
• Usage
• Architecture
• Developer Setup
• Author

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Overview

Chess Tournament Software is a standalone Python CLI application to manage players and tournaments in a chess club. Data is stored in JSON files. The app is cross-platform and follows the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern.

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Installation (for users)

You’ll need Python 3.8+ installed. Clone the repository:

git clone https://gitlab.com/thi26/chess-tournament-software.git
cd chess-tournament-software

To avoid system-level issues (PEP 668, etc.), install the app in a virtual environment:

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install chess-tournament

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Usage

After installation, simply run:

chess

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flake8 reports

make flake8-html

or

flake8 --format=html --htmldir=reports/flake8_report

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Architecture

Main directories:

controllers/ – business logic (players, matches)

models/ – data structures

views/ – command-line interface

data/ – local JSON storage

main.py – CLI entry point

See Issue #7 – Code Architecture for a full breakdown.

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Developer Setup

Want to contribute or run the app locally? See: Developer_Setup_instructions.md

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Author

@Thi26, OpenClassrooms student Training: Python Application Developer