README.md

exch

An application to see the currency exchange rates right from your command-line.

Features:

• offline support
• default curreny
• list the available currencies

Installation

$ pip install exch

basic usage

$ exch -a 99 -b USD -t INR
99.0 USD = 6372.61 INR

$ exch --amount 199 --base EUR --target JPY
199.0 EUR = 25613.29 JPY

Demo

Commands

Short	Long	Description	Example
-t	--target	Currency you're converting to.	exch -t INR
-b	--base	Currency you're converting from.	exch -b EUR
-a	--amount	Amount of money to convert	exch -a 99
-st	--set_target	Set the new tagert currency	exch -t CAD -st
-sb	--set_base	Set the new tagert currency	exch -b USD -sb
	--help	Show help message.	exch --help
currencies		List the Currencies that are available.	exch currencies
sync		Get the latest exchange rates for local use	exch sync

Advance usage

Default amount is 1

$ exch -b USD -t PHP
1.0 USD = 51.23 PHP

Default currencies

When no base or target given, the program assumes the default currencies.

$ exch
1.0 USD = 64.02 INR

Set the currency in use as default with -sb for base and -st for target.

$ exch -a 99 -b EUR -t NZD -sb -st
99.0 EUR = 168.00 NZD

$ exch
1.0 EUR = 1.70 NZD

Built with

Programming language

• Python3

Libraries used:

• Click - for making the command-line interface
• Requests - for API calls

Contribution

For contribution, please refer CONTRIBUTING.md

Changlog

For changelog, please refer CHANGELOG.md

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details