12-18-2023, 07:53 PM | #1 |
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Can Calibre search for a count?
Is there a way to search for the series that have, say > 5 books in the series, or for authors that have > 10 books in the library? I like to read large series and being able to search for a count would really help me find books to read when I'm in this mood. I haven't been able to find anything that is pointing me in the right direction.
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12-18-2023, 08:32 PM | #2 |
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The tag browser -> Settings (in the lower left corner of the tag browser) -> Sort by the number of books. When you then click on either Authors or Series in the tag browser, you'll see them ordered by the number of books.
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12-18-2023, 10:29 PM | #3 |
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12-19-2023, 05:44 AM | #4 |
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You can generate a list of books in a series (or any other column) with at least N books in the series with a template search. I felt like playing with it and here is a solution that works for me.
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For example, this template search: Code:
template:"""program: count_books_with_same_field_value('series', 4)#@#:b:True""" Comparison of approaches:
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See post 7 Last edited by BetterRed; 12-19-2023 at 06:07 PM. |
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This sounds like more what I'm after. I don't know python (yet), and have never used templates, so this is all new to me. It sounds like it may get me where I need to be once I figure it out. I am a little confused that when I enter the python code in the template, it is so tiny it cannot be read (see attached). It doesn't look like that in your snippet. Am I strange for wanting to find authors or series I like (because I have, like 10 books by that author), when I can't remember who they are? I don't think it should be this difficult. |
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I misunderstood originally, and don't know how to edit the original reply. Actually, this DOES help!
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12-25-2023, 01:04 PM | #9 |
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There is a plugin to count the books of an author "Author Book Count"
Or else you could put aside the forms that I recommend @chaley, I use one that he surely would have made taking into account the column of the count of books by author and in the detail of the book it gives you the information if that book belongs to a series: Code:
python: def evaluate(book, context): # Use the built-in template function to format the title and authors x = context.funcs.template('{Title} - {authors}') # Count the books in the series. First get the series name series = book.get('series') if series: # The book is in a series. Get the count of books in that series db = context.db.new_api series_id = db.get_item_id('series', series) book_count = len(db.books_for_field('series', series_id)) # Add number of books to title - author string x = x + f' -- From the series "{series}, which has {book_count} book{"s" if book_count > 1 else ""}' else: x = x + " -- This book does not belong to a series" return x Last edited by chaley; 12-25-2023 at 02:17 PM. Reason: Fixed indenting destroyed by the origional post. |
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