$ ./console.py
(hbnb) help

Documented commands (type help <topic>):
========================================
EOF  help  quit

(hbnb) quit
$


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# AirBnB Clone - The Console

Welcome to the AirBnB clone project! This project is the first step in building a full web application for managing an AirBnB-like platform. In this step, we develop a command interpreter to manage AirBnB objects and set the foundation for future steps involving web development, database storage, API integration, and more.

## Project Overview
The goal of this project is to build a command interpreter in Python to manage objects related to the AirBnB platform. The interpreter allows you to:
- Create new objects (e.g., User, Place, State, City, etc.)
- Retrieve objects from a file
- Update attributes of an object
- Destroy objects
- Perform operations on objects (counting, computing statistics, etc.)

This interpreter will be crucial for further development of the AirBnB clone project, as it will interface with different components like HTML/CSS templates, databases, and APIs.

## Requirements
- Python Scripts
  - All files must be written in Python 3 and run on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS using Python 3.8.5.
  - Use `pycodestyle` (version 2.8.*) for code style checks.
  - All files must end with a new line.
  - The first line of each file must be `#!/usr/bin/python3`.
  - All files must be executable.
  - Each module, class, and function should have detailed documentation.

- Python Unit Tests
  - Tests should be created using the `unittest` module.
  - All test files should be in a `tests` folder and use a naming convention starting with `test_`.
  - Test files should reflect the same structure as the project source code.
  - All tests should be executed using `python3 -m unittest discover tests`.

## Resources
Here are some useful resources to help with this project:
- [Python packages](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/modules.html#packages)
- [AirBnB clone concept](https://www.airbnb.com/)
- [cmd module](https://docs.python.org/3/library/cmd.html)
- [UUID module](https://docs.python.org/3/library/uuid.html)
- [datetime module](https://docs.python.org/3/library/datetime.html)
- [unittest module](https://docs.python.org/3/library/unittest.html)

## Learning Objectives
By completing this project, you should understand:
- How to create a Python package.
- How to create a command interpreter in Python using the `cmd` module.
- What is Unit testing and how to implement it in a large project.
- How to serialize and deserialize a class in Python.
- How to read and write JSON files.
- How to manage `datetime`.
- What is a UUID.
- How to use `*args` and `**kwargs`.
- How to handle named arguments in a function.

## Execution
The command interpreter should work in both interactive and non-interactive modes.

### Interactive Mode
```shell
$ ./console.py
(hbnb) help

Documented commands (type help <topic>):
========================================
EOF  help  quit

(hbnb) quit
$

### Non-Interactive Mode

```shell
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$ echo "help" | ./console.py
(hbnb)

Documented commands (type help <topic>):
========================================
EOF  help  quit

This functionality should allow you to run the interpreter in different contexts, including automated tests or other shell scripts.