btc_e_exchange.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import urllib2, json

class _Data:
    last = 0

class Py3status:
    def __init__(self):
        self.DATA=_Data()
        self.CURR1="ltc"
        self.CURR2="btc"
    def get_last(self, json_p3s, i3status_config):

        btc_e_json = urllib2.urlopen("https://btc-e.com/api/2/%s_%s/ticker"%(self.CURR1, self.CURR2)).read()
        btc_e_json = json.loads(btc_e_json)

        last = btc_e_json['ticker']['last']

        response = {'full_text': '', 'name':'BTC-E %s/%s exchange'%(self.CURR1.upper(), self.CURR2.upper())}
        if last >= 0.015:
            response['color'] = i3status_config['color_good']
        elif last < 0.01:
            response['color'] = i3status_config['color_bad']
        response['full_text'] = "%s/%s: %s"%(self.CURR2.upper(), self.CURR1.upper(), str(last))
        if self.DATA.last < last:
            response['full_text'] += '↑'
        else:
            response['full_text'] += '↓'
        self.DATA.last = last
        return (0, response)