GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

PYTHON PROJECT PROPOSAL

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Name: Colleen Alphonso

Class: ODCS 1

Teacher’s Name: Mr. Victor Lawrence

Subject: Programming with Python

Project Background

In today’s ever-changing financial world, many individuals struggle to keep track of their

expenses effectively. This leads to disorganization, a lack of understanding about their spending

habits, and difficulties in budgeting. However, leveraging the simplicity and flexibility of

Python, I aim to develop an expense tracker and budgeting program to address this problem.

The expense tracker will offer a user-friendly interface for inputting and categorizing expenses.

Additionally, the program will allow users to budget categories to avoid overspending.

1. Expense Categorization Example:

Suppose a user spends $500 on groceries, $200 on dining out, and $100 on transportation

in a given month. With the expense tracker’s categorization feature, the user can easily

classify these expenses into relevant categories such as “Groceries”, “Dining” and

“Transportation”. This categorization provides valuable insights into where the user’s

money is being allocated, allowing for better budget planning.

2. Budgeting Capabilities Example:

Imagine a user sets a monthly budget of $600 for groceries. As they input their grocery

expenses into the tracker throughout the month, the program continuously monitors their

spending and compares it against the set budget limit. If the user approaches or exceeds

the budget limit, the program generates alerts or notifications, prompting the user to

reassess their spending habits and make adjustments accordingly.

Utilizing Python GUI libraries:

The project utilizes Python GUI libraries such as Tkinter or PyQt to design and create a user-

friendly interface. These libraries offer a variety of widgets and tools that facilitates the creation

of interactive and visually appealing interfaces, enhancing the overall user experience.

In conclusion, integrating these functionalities into the expense tracker and budgeting program,

users can gain greater control over their finances, make informed decisions, and work towards

achieving their financial goals.

Utilizing Data Structures:

The program will utilize several data structures for efficient management of expense related

information, such as dictionaries, lists and tuples, the program efficiently organizes expense

related information allowing for seamless tracking, categorization and budget management.
Project Objectives

1. User friendly interface:

The expense tracker will provide a user friendly interface where you can easily input and

categorize your expenses. This interface will be intuitive and visually appealing, making

it simple for the user to track their expenses effectively.

2. Expense categorization:

The program will allow you to categorize your expenses based on different categories

such as food, entertainment, transportation, etc. This feature will help you understand the

users spending habits and identify areas where they need to adjust their budget.

3. Budgeting Capabilities:

The program will enable the user to set budget limits for each expense category. This

way, they can establish spending limits and receive alerts if they exceed their set budget.

This will help in avoiding overspending.

Project Scope

Key Deliverables

1. User-Friendly Interface:

- Utilize a Python GUI (Graphical User Interface) library such as Tkinter or PyQt

to design and create the interface.

- Implement clear and intuitive navigation menus, buttons, and input fields for

users to easily input and categorize their expenses.

- Use visually appealing design elements such as colors, icons, and layout to

enhance the overall user experience.

2. Expense Categorization:

- Create a data structure (e.g., dictionary or list) to store expense data, including

categories.

- Develop a mechanism for users to select the category for each expense item.

3. Budgeting Capabilities:

- Design a budgeting feature within the program that allows users to set budget

limits for each expense category.

- Develop a mechanism to track expenses within each category and compare them

against the set budget limits.

- Configure alerts or notifications to notify users when they approach or exceed

their budget limits, prompting them to adjust their spending habits accordingly.
Points of measurement or review:

 Monthly milestone evaluation to ensure project remains on track with timelines and

objectives

Any known issues or risk and how they will be handled:

 Risk: Integrating budgeting feature might be complex

Handling: divide the development task into smaller pieces and focus on essential

functionalities first

Project exclusions:

Assumptions and plans for addressing uncertain information:

Assumption: User should already have basic knowledge of Python and have used expense

tracking software before.

Plan: Provide user documentation to help understand and navigate the application easily.

Constraints:

 Fixed Timeframe of eight months to complete the project from the start date