BMI Calculator

GitHub: https://github.com/Miqbal20/kalkulator-bmi

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Body Mass Index or BMI is a measure used to indicate the weight category of a person. This calculation method was initially developed in the 19th century by Adolphe Quetelet. Another term used for BMI is Quetelet index.

Screenshots

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Installation & How to Use

This project supports two execution modes: using Poetry (recommended) or a standard Python Virtual Environment (venv).

Prerequisites

This application requires tkinter for its Graphical User Interface.

• Windows: tkinter is included in the standard Python installer by default. Ensure the "tcl/tk and IDLE" option is checked when installing Python.
• macOS: tkinter is included if you install Python from python.org. If you use Homebrew, you can install it via:

  brew install python-tk
  

• Linux (Ubuntu/Debian): Install via your package manager:

  sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y python3-tk
  

Option 1: Using Poetry

1. Make sure you have Poetry installed.
2. Install the project dependencies:

poetry install

3. Run the GUI Application:

poetry run bmi-calculator

Option 2: Using standard Python venv

1. Create a virtual environment:

python3 -m venv venv

2. Activate the virtual environment:

• On Linux/macOS:

  source venv/bin/activate
  

• On Windows:

  venv\Scripts\activate
  

3. Install dependencies from requirements.txt:

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run the application:

python main.py