Expense Tracker CLI

A simple yet powerful command-line tool to track, manage, and analyze personal expenses using Python.

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Requirements

• Python 3.x
• No external dependencies — uses only built-in Python modules (argparse, json, csv, datetime, os)

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Features

• Add new expenses with description, amount, date, and category
• Update existing expense entries
• Delete expenses by ID
• View all expenses or filter by category
• Get a summary of total expenses
• View monthly expense summary (current year)
• Set and track monthly budgets — get a warning if exceeded
• Export all expense records to CSV
• Input validations for negative amounts, invalid dates, and missing fields

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What You'll Learn

• How to structure a command-line application with argparse
• How to store and retrieve data using JSON files
• How to build reusable functions and handle edge cases
• How to read/write CSV files with the csv module
• How to build real-world projects using only core Python

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Installation

1. Download or Clone the Repository

   • Download ZIP via Code > Download ZIP
   • Or clone using Git:

     git clone https://github.com/anu-techie/expense_tracker_cli.git

2. Navigate to Project Directory

   cd expense-tracker_cli

3. Ensure you have Python 3 & installed

   python --version

   If Python is not installed, download it from python.org.

4. Run the Task Tracker CLI

   python expense_tracker.py --help

   To see available commands

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Data Files

• expense_file.json – Stores all expense records

• budget_file.json – Stores budget information per month

• expenses_export.csv – Exported file for reports/sharing

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Project URL

For detailed project guidelines and ideas, visit: https://roadmap.sh/projects/expense-tracker

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Acknowledgments

This project was inspired by and developed following the excellent guidance from roadmap.sh. Special thanks to their clear tutorials and project ideas.

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License

This project is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
You can view the full license here.

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🙋‍♀️ Author : Anusuyadevi | Learning Python building cool projects ❤️