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python-csi160/json-api-lab/main.py

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+# 4/4/2025 - Charlotte Croce
+# JSON API LAB
+# 
+# this program uses the Coinbase API to get a dictionary of currencies and their prices
+# the user can search for a currency by symbol and get its name and price
+#
+import requests
+
+API_URL = "https://api.coinbase.com/v2/currencies"
+response = requests.get(API_URL)
+
+# Parse the JSON response
+response_data = response.json()
+
+# create dictionary with currency symbol as key and name as value
+currency_dict = {currency['id']: currency['name'] for currency in response_data['data']}
+
+# not included in the dictionary because it is many seperate requests
+# and takes a while to process
+def get_currency_price(symbol):
+    price_url = f"https://api.coinbase.com/v2/prices/{symbol}-USD/spot"
+    try:
+        price_response = requests.get(price_url)
+        price_data = price_response.json()
+        return price_data['data']['amount']
+    except (requests.exceptions.RequestException, KeyError, ValueError):
+        return "Price unavailable"
+
+
+def display_list():
+    # ':<10' creates a 10 character wide column
+    print(f"{'Symbol':<10} {'Name':<10}")
+    for symbol, name in currency_dict.items():
+        print(f"{symbol:<10} {name:<10}")
+
+while True:
+    # Prompt user for currency symbol
+    symbol = input("Enter currency symbol ('l' to list currencies')('q' to quit): ").upper()
+    if symbol == 'Q':
+        break
+    # if user enter's 'l' Display currencies as table
+    if symbol == 'L':
+        display_list()
+    # Check if symbol is in dictionary
+    if symbol in currency_dict:
+        print(f"\n{currency_dict[symbol]}\n1{symbol} = ${get_currency_price(symbol)}USD\n")
+    else:
+        print(f"{symbol} not found")

python-csi160/json-api-lab/requirements.txt

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+requests