Theater Showtimes Calculator

Calculate optimal movie showtimes for a theater based on operating hours.

Features

• Parse movie lists with titles, ratings, and runtimes
• Handle theater operating hours by day of week
• Calculate optimal showtimes with cleanup periods
• Support multiple movies per day
• Validate time formats and ranges

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/username/theater-showtimes.git
cd theater-showtimes

2. Create and activate virtual environment:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # Unix
venv\Scripts\activate     # Windows

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

1. Create a movies CSV file:

Movie Title,Release Year,MPAA Rating,Run Time
Test Movie,2023,PG-13,2:00

2. Create a theater hours text file:

Monday - Friday 9:00am - 11:30pm
Saturday - Sunday 12:00pm - 11:59pm

3. Run the calculator:

python -m src.main movies.csv hours.txt

Testing

Run tests with pytest:

python -m pytest

License

MIT