Calculator_CLI_app_py

🧮 Python CLI Calculator

A simple command-line calculator built in Python.
This project was developed as part of the Elevate Labs Internship (Task 1).

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📌 Features

• Addition
• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Division (with error handling for division by zero)
• Square root calculation
• Exponentiation (x^y)
• Interactive menu with loop until exit

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🚀 How to Run

1. Install Python (if not already installed).

   • Download from python.org and install.
   • Verify installation by running:

     python --version

2. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/task-1-calculator-cli.git

3. Navigate into the project folder:

   cd task-1-calculator-cli

4. Run the script:

   python calculator.py

5. The calculator menu will appear in your terminal. Enter a choice (1–7) and follow the prompts.

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Language: Python 3
• Editor: VS Code / any text editor
• Interface: Command Line (CLI)

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📖 Learning Outcomes

• Functions in Python
• Loops and conditionals
• Error handling (try/except)
• CLI interaction with input()

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📂 Repository Structure

task-1-calculator-cli/ │ ├── calculator.py # Main script ├── README.md # Project documentation └── screenshots/ # Optional folder for images

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✨ Future Improvements

• Support floating-point numbers
• Add more operations (factorial, logarithm, trigonometric functions)
• Build a GUI version using Tkinter or a web version using Flask

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🙌 Acknowledgements

• Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India — Elevate Labs Internship
• Self-research and practice with Python basics

This is a **proper README** with all the details included — features, how to run, tech stack, learning outcomes, structure, improvements, and acknowledgements.  

Would you like me to also suggest a **short GitHub repo description and tags** (like `python`, `cli`, `calculator`, `internship`) so your project looks polished and discoverable?