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A simple Python script that queries the Bitstamp API every 5 seconds and prints the last USD/Bitcoin price to the shell. Requires the Python Requests library.
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bitcoinShellTicker.py
# /usr/bin/python3
import requests
import json
from time import sleep
def getBitcoinPrice():
URL = "https://www.bitstamp.net/api/ticker/"
try:
r = requests.get(URL)
priceFloat = float(json.loads(r.text)["last"])
return priceFloat
except requests.ConnectionError:
print("Error querying Bitstamp API")
while True:
print("Bitstamp last price: $" + str(getBitcoinPrice()) + "/BTC")
sleep(5)
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Python 3 Version

#/usr/bin/python3
import requests, json
from time import sleep

def getBitcoinPrice():
    URL = 'https://www.bitstamp.net/api/ticker/'
    try:
        r = requests.get(URL)
        priceFloat = float(json.loads(r.text)['last'])
        return priceFloat
    except requests.ConnectionError:
        print("Error querying Bitstamp API")

while True:
	print("Bitstamp last price: $" + str(getBitcoinPrice()) + "/BTC")
        sleep(5)

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