epub parser + reader in python

note : raw code, without proper OOP structuring, but works

Features

• does not use external libraries
• written in pure python
• parses metadata, manifest and spine of epub
• extracts text from epub
• gives chapters path

Usage

• git clone the repo

Run as a script

• cd epub_parse/epub3
• python3 epub.py to run the script
• if your run epub.py as script you can read epub or its metadata.

Use as a module

• You can use the following functions to:

  • get_opf_path() - returns opf path from conatiner.xml file
  • get_opf_data() - returns package.opf data
  • get_metadata() - return metadata (title, author name, identifier)
  • get_manifest() - return manifest of epub
  • get_spine() - return spine content
  • get_chapter_path() - returns path to all chapters
  • get_text() - returns full text of epub

Epub-Usage - The 2 epubs used are listed and were freely available on the web.