Usage Examples:

Currency Rates

1. list all latest currency rates for “USD”::

   >>> from forex_python.converter import CurrencyRates
   >>> c = CurrencyRates()
   >>> c.get_rates('USD')   # you can directly call 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}
   

2. List all Currency rates for “USD” on 2012-09-05::

   >>> date_obj
   datetime.datetime(2014, 5, 23, 18, 36, 28, 151012)
   >>> c.get_rates('USD', date_obj)  # same as get_rates('USD', date_obj)
   {u'IDR': 11612.0, u'BGN': 1.4349, u'ILS': 3.4861, u'GBP': 0.5938, u'DKK': 5.4762, u'CAD': 1.0901, u'JPY': 101.92, u'HUF': 222.66, u'RON': 3.2359, u'MYR': 3.2101, u'EUR': 0.73368, u'SEK': 6.6471, u'SGD': 1.2527, u'HKD': 7.7519, u'AUD': 1.0845, u'CHF': 0.89582, u'KRW': 1024.9, u'CNY': 6.2377, u'TRY': 2.0888, u'HRK': 5.5751, u'NZD': 1.1707, u'THB': 32.6, u'LTL': 2.5332, u'NOK': 5.9652, u'RUB': 34.122, u'INR': 58.509, u'MXN': 12.893, u'CZK': 20.131, u'BRL': 2.2178, u'PLN': 3.0544, u'PHP': 43.721, u'ZAR': 10.356}
   

3. Get conversion rate from USD to INR::

   >>> c.get_rate('USD', 'INR')    # same as get_rate('USD', 'INR')
   67.473  # return type float
   

4. Get conversion rate from USD to INR on 2014-05-23::

   >>> date_obj
   datetime.datetime(2014, 5, 23, 18, 36, 28, 151012)
   >>> c.get_rate('USD', 'INR', date_obj)   # get_rate('USD', 'INR', date_obj)
   58.509
   

5. Convert amount from USD to INR::

   >>> c.convert('USD', 'INR', 10)  # convert('USD', 'INR', 10)
   674.73
   

6. Convert amount from USD to INR based on 2014-05-23 exchange rates::

   >>> date_obj
   datetime.datetime(2014, 5, 23, 18, 36, 28, 151012)
   >>> c.convert('USD', 'INR', 10, date_obj)
   585.09
   

7. Force use of Decimal::

   >>> from forex_python.converter import CurrencyRates
   >>> c = CurrencyRates(force_decimal=True)
   >>> c.convert('USD', 'INR', Decimal('10.45'))
   Decimal('705.09')
   >>> c.convert('USD', 'INR', 10)
   DecimalFloatMismatchError: convert requires amount parameter is of type Decimal when use_decimal=True
   

8. Detect use of Decimal::

   >>> from forex_python.converter import CurrencyRates
   >>> c = CurrencyRates()
   >>> c.convert('USD', 'INR', Decimal('10.45'))
   Decimal('705.09')
   >>> c.convert('USD', 'INR', 10)
   674.73
   

Bitcoin Prices:

1. Get latest price of one Bitcoin::

   >>> from forex_python.bitcoin import BtcConverter
   >>> b = BtcConverter()   # add "force_decimal=True" parmeter to get Decimal rates
   >>> b.get_latest_price('EUR')   # you can directly call get_latest_price('EUR')
   476.5225  # return type float
   

2. Get price of Bitcoin based on prevois date::

   >>> date_obj
   datetime.datetime(2016, 5, 18, 19, 39, 36, 815417)
   >>> b.get_previous_price('USD', date_obj)  # get_previous_price('USD', date_obj)
   453.378
   

3. Convert Amout to bitcoins::

   >>> b.convert_to_btc(5000, 'USD')  # convert_to_btc(5000, 'USD')
   9.36345369116708
   

4. Convert Amount to bitcoins based on previous date prices::

   >>> date_obj
   datetime.datetime(2016, 5, 18, 19, 39, 36, 815417)
   >>> b.convert_to_btc_on(5000, 'USD', date_obj)   # convert_to_btc_on(5000, 'USD', date_obj)
   11.028325150316071
   

5. Convert Bitcoins to valid currency amount based on lates price::

   >>> b.convert_btc_to_cur(1.25, 'USD')   # convert_btc_to_cur(1.25, 'USD')
   668.1012499999999
   

6. Convert Bitcoins to valid currency amount based on previous date price::

   >>> date_obj
   datetime.datetime(2016, 5, 18, 19, 39, 36, 815417)
   >>> b.convert_btc_to_cur_on(1.25, 'EUR', date_obj)
   504.23625000000004
   

7. Get list of prices list for given date range::

   >>> start_date
   datetime.datetime(2016, 5, 18, 19, 39, 36, 815417)
   >>> end_date
   datetime.datetime(2016, 5, 23, 19, 39, 36, 815417)
   >>> b.get_previous_price_list('INR', start_date, end_date)  # get_previous_price_list('INR', start_date, end_date)
   {u'2016-05-19': 29371.7579, u'2016-05-18': 30402.3169, u'2016-05-22': 29586.3631, u'2016-05-23': 29925.3272, u'2016-05-20': 29864.0256, u'2016-05-21': 29884.7449}
   

8. Force use of Decimal::

   >>> from forex_python.bitcoin import BtcConverter
   >>> b = BtcConverter(force_decimal=True)
   >>> b.get_latest_price('EUR')   # you can directly call get_latest_price('EUR')
   Decimal('942.245000000000004547')  # return type Decimal
   

9. Get Bitcoin symbol::

   >>> print(b.get_symbol())  # get_btc_symbol()
   ฿
   

Currency Symbols & Codes

1. Get Currency symbol Using currency code::

   >>> from forex_python.converter import CurrencyCodes
   >>> c = CurrencyCodes()
   >>> c.get_symbol('GBP')
   u'\xa3'
   >>> print c.get_symbol('GBP')
   £
   >>> print c.get_symbol('EUR')
   €
   

2. Get Currency Name using currency code::

   >>> c.get_currency_name('EUR')
   u'European Euro'
   >>> c.get_currency_name('INR')
   u'Indian rupee'