Thread: Calibre Access in Python Script
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Old 04-13-2024, 08:02 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by KissMeKiwi View Post
What I am curious, is there an API or module to interact with calibre through python? Really I would need to look for a book, grab an epub (convert if it doesn't exist), and send it via an email. I saw some other links but it seemed like that was creating an entire environments for it and it got me confused.
API documentation for the database interface: https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/en/db_api.html

API documentation for the e-book editing tools: https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/en/polish.html

You can use the API in your python scripts. To execute the script, you use this command:
calibre-debug /path/to/your/python/script.py

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Originally Posted by KissMeKiwi View Post
Okay so in theory, I can just run shell commands on the same machine which really should be doable in python.
Command Line Interface: https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/en/...cli-index.html
Yes, using the Command Line Interface.
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