Simple Stock Lister

lister.py

#! /usr/bin/env python
"""
Simple python stock market day trader
"""

__version__ = "0.1"
__author__ = "Gio d'Amelio([email protected])"
__license__ = "Public Domain"

import pystock

def main():
	#read stocks from file
	stocks = open("stocks.lst", "r").readlines()
	
	#get function from pystock
	marketprice = pystock.get_price
	
	#loop through lines from the stock file
	for stocks in stocks:
		#split the line into the name and ticker
		name = stocks.split(", ")[0]
		ticker = stocks.split(", ")[1]
		
		#print the name and price of the stock
		print(name + ": $" + marketprice(ticker))

    
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()