CLI Contact Manager 📒

A lightweight, easy-to-use Python CLI application to manage your contacts with essential features like adding, searching, deleting, and displaying contacts — all stored locally in a JSON file.

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Features ✨

• Add new contacts with first name, last name, and phone number
• Search contacts by last name (case-insensitive)
• Delete contacts by last name
• View all saved contacts
• Persistent storage using a JSON file (contact.json)
• Simple and clean command-line interface

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Installation & Usage 🚀

1. Clone the repository:

Run the program:

bash Copy code python contact_book.py Follow the interactive menu to manage your contacts!

Future Improvements 🔧 Add update/edit functionality for contacts

Implement phone number validation

Support searching by first name and phone number

Add support for multiple contact fields (email, address, etc.)

Build a GUI version for ease of use

Contributing 🤝 Feel free to fork the repo, open issues, or submit pull requests. All contributions are welcome!