Python Script | Finding the current exchange rate between any two currencies using Python.

Normally we look at the currencies exchange rate between two currencies on the browser but we can find the current exchange rate between two currencies using python script. 

Finding the current exchange rate between any two currencies using Python

Here is the Script below

import json
import sys
import urllib.request

if len(sys.argv) != 3:
    print("Usage: ./currencyrates.py lookup_currency base_currency. Example: ./currencyrates.py cad usd")
    sys.exit()

currency = sys.argv[1]
basecurrency = sys.argv[2]

currencyurl = "http://freecurrencyrates.com/api/action.php?do=cvals&iso=" + currency + "&f=" + basecurrency + "&v=1&s=cbr"
f = urllib.request.urlopen(currencyurl)
obj = json.loads(f.read())
result = "1 " + currency.upper() + " is "
result+="{:,.2f}".format(1/obj[currency.upper()]) + " " + basecurrency.upper()

print(result);

Run

python cur.py inr usd

Thank You
Shivam Rohilla | Python Developer