Getting started

Welcome to Expense Tracker — this page is your launchpad.

🔧 Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• pip

🔍 Setup Instructions

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-username/Expense-Tracker.git
cd Expense-Tracker

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Launch Streamlit
streamlit run app.py

🧪 Optional Setup for Development

# Use virtual environment (recommended)
python -m venv env
source env/bin/activate  # or .\env\Scripts\activate on Windows

# Linting (if added later)
flake8 .

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⌨️ File Tree

Expense-Tracker/
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├── app.py                 # Main entry point
├── backend/               # All backend processing logic
├── data/                  # User session and local JSON storage
├── ui/                    # Streamlit layout and interaction components
└── README.md              # Project overview

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