exch
A command-line application built using python to see foreign exchange rates and currency conversion.
It parses exchange rates from the following service(s):
fixer.io
Installation:
$ pip install exch
Usage examples:
$ exch -a 99 -b USD -t INR 99.0 USD = 6343.92 INR
$ exch --amount 199 --base EUR --target JPY 199.0 EUR = 25613.29 JPY
Default amount for currency exchange is 1.
$ exch -b USD -t PHP 1.0 USD = 51.23 PHP
Change default curreny
$ exch 1.0 USD = 64.02 INR
Set the currency in use as default with -sb for base and -st for target.
$ exch -b EUR -t NZD -sb 1.0 EUR = 1.66 NZD
You can see the new set default base in action here.
$ exch 1.0 EUR = 76.63 INR
Similarly, setting new default target.
$ exch -b EUR -t CAD -st 1.0 EUR = 1.46 CAD $ exch 1.0 EUR = 1.46 CAD
Setting both, new base and new target, as defaults.
$ exch -b PHP -t JPY -sb -st 1.0 PHP = 2.14 JPY $ exch 1.0 PHP = 2.14 JPY
List of commands
| Short | Long | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
-t |
--target |
Currency you’re converting to. | exch -t INR |
-b |
--base |
Currency you’re converting from. | exch -b USD |
-a |
--amount |
The amount of base currency to convert. | exch -a 99 |
-st |
--set_target |
Set new default target currency. | exch -t PHP -st |
-sb |
--set_base |
Set new default base currency. | exch -b EUR -sb |
-h |
--help |
Displays the help text. | exch -h |
Built With
- Click - a Python package for creating beautiful command line interfaces.
- requests - HTTP library for Python
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details
Contribution
For contribution, please refer CONTRIBUTING.md
