now adds books to database

librarian.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
 import curses
+import sqCatalogue as db
 
 stdscr=0
 
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ def redrawForm(w, caption, items, buttonlabel, m):
 def lists_to_dict(l1, l2):
     book = {}
     for k,v in zip(l1,l2):
-        if v!="":
+        if v!="" and k.lower()!="publish date":
             book[k.lower()]=v
     return book
 
@@ -254,7 +255,9 @@ def bookForm(caption, book, buttonlabel):
 def addForm():
     book = {"title":"A Book of Tests", "pages":"123"}
     book = bookForm("Add a book", book, "add")
-    bookForm("View the book", book, "done")
+    #bookForm("View the book", book, "done")
+    if len(book)!=0:
+        db.addBook(book)
 
 
 def updateMenu():

sqCatalogue.py

@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS books
 def colify(s):
     return s.replace(" ","_").lower()
 
+# escapes strings and such
 def stringify(v):
-    return '"' + str(v).strip() + '"'
+    return '"' + str(v).strip().replace('"','""') + '"'
 
 def addBook(book):
     conn = sqlite3.connect(dbFile)
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ def addBook(book):
             vals.append(stringify(v))
     
     query = "INSERT INTO "+bookTable+" ("+", ".join(cols)+") VALUES ("+", ".join(vals)+");"
-    print query
     c.execute(query)
     conn.commit()
     c.close()
@@ -41,7 +41,3 @@ def createBooksTable():
     c.close()
 
 createBooksTable()
-book1 = {"title":"Test Book 1"}
-book2 = {"isbn":12345, "title":"Test Book 2"}
-addBook(book1)
-addBook(book2)