Forex Python is a Free Foreign exchange rates and currency conversion.
- List all currency rates.
- BitCoin price for all currencies.
- Converting amount to BitCoins.
- Get historical rates for any day since 1999.
- Conversion rate for one currency(ex; USD to INR).
- Convert amount from one currency to other.('USD 10$' to INR).
- Currency symbols.
- Currency names.
https://ratesapi.io/api/ is a free API for current and historical foreign exchange rates published by European Central Bank. The rates are updated daily 3PM CET.
Bitcoin prices calculated every minute. For more information visit [CoinDesk API](http://www.coindesk.com/api/).
Install using python package
pip install forex-python Or directly cloning the repo: python setup.py install
Initialize class
python >>> from forex_python.converter import CurrencyRates >>> c = CurrencyRates()
list all latest currency rates for "USD"
python >>> c.get_rates('USD') {u'IDR': 13625.0, u'BGN': 1.7433, u'ILS': 3.8794, u'GBP': 0.68641, u'DKK': 6.6289, u'CAD': 1.3106, u'JPY': 110.36, u'HUF': 282.36, u'RON': 4.0162, u'MYR': 4.081, u'SEK': 8.3419, u'SGD': 1.3815, u'HKD': 7.7673, u'AUD': 1.3833, u'CHF': 0.99144, u'KRW': 1187.3, u'CNY': 6.5475, u'TRY': 2.9839, u'HRK': 6.6731, u'NZD': 1.4777, u'THB': 35.73, u'EUR': 0.89135, u'NOK': 8.3212, u'RUB': 66.774, u'INR': 67.473, u'MXN': 18.41, u'CZK': 24.089, u'BRL': 3.5473, u'PLN': 3.94, u'PHP': 46.775, u'ZAR': 15.747}
Get conversion rate from USD to INR
python >>> c.get_rate('USD', 'INR') 67.473
Convert amount from USD to INR
python >>> c.convert('USD', 'INR', 10) 674.73
Force use of Decimal
python >>> from forex_python.converter import CurrencyRates >>> c = CurrencyRates(force_decimal=True) >>> c.convert('USD', 'INR', Decimal('10.45')) 705.09 >>> c.convert('USD', 'INR', 10) DecimalFloatMismatchError: convert requires amount parameter is of type Decimal when use_decimal=True
Detect use of Decimal
python >>> from forex_python.converter import CurrencyRates >>> c = CurrencyRates() >>> c.convert('USD', 'INR', Decimal('10.45')) 705.09 >>> c.convert('USD', 'INR', 10) 674.73
Get latest Bitcoin price.
python >>> from forex_python.bitcoin import BtcConverter >>> b = BtcConverter() # force_decimal=True to get Decimal rates >>> b.get_latest_price('USD') 533.913
Convert Amount to Bitcoins based on latest exchange price.
python >>> b.convert_to_btc(400, 'USD') 0.7492699301118473
Get currency symbol using currency code
python >>> from forex_python.converter import CurrencyCodes >>> c = CurrencyCodes() >>> print c.get_symbol('GBP') £
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