🦕 Dino Explorer

A terminal-based dinosaur encyclopedia built in Python.
Search for dinosaurs, compare them, explore random picks, and export detailed PDF dossiers, all from the command line.

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Features

• Search a specific dinosaur by name and get a full paleontological dossier
• Random mode: let the program pick a random dinosaur for you
• Compare two dinosaurs side by side (diet, size, era, fossil sites)
• Export to PDF: generates a formatted dossier with image, taxonomy, physical data, and description

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Data Sources

Each dinosaur dossier pulls from two external APIs:

• Wikipedia REST API: description and image
• PaleoBioDB API: fossil site location and geological time range

Core data (taxonomy, physical characteristics, name meanings, fun facts) is stored locally for reliability and speed.

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Installation

pip install requests pillow colorama reportlab

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Usage

python dino_explorer.py

You will be shown a menu:

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  [1]  Search a dinosaur
  [2]  Random dinosaur
  [3]  Compare two dinosaurs
  [4]  Export dossier to PDF
  [0]  Exit
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Available Dinosaurs

27 dinosaurs are currently supported:

Tyrannosaurus, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, Velociraptor, Brachiosaurus, Spinosaurus, Allosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Diplodocus, Parasaurolophus, Pachycephalosaurus, Carnotaurus, Deinonychus, Utahraptor, Giganotosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, Iguanodon, Edmontosaurus, Corythosaurus, Lambeosaurus, Apatosaurus, Argentinosaurus, Camarasaurus, Therizinosaurus, Oviraptor, Dilophosaurus, Microraptor

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Requirements

Library	Purpose
requests	API calls
Pillow	Image display in terminal
colorama	Colored terminal output
reportlab	PDF generation