Matt Vukas mattvukas
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/ bitcoinShellTicker.py
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May 22, 2020 05:04
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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| # /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) |
mattvukas
/ bitcoinAdafruitLcdTicker.py
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July 1, 2016 17:12
Python script for the Raspberry Pi, which fetches the last Bitcoin price via the Bitstamp API, then outputs the quote to an attached Adafruit LCD screen (http://www.adafruit.com/products/1110).
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| """ | |
| bitcoinAdafruitLcdTicker.py | |
| Tested with Python 2.7.3 | |
| Libraries required: | |
| - Requests | |
| http://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/ | |
| - Adafruit LCD library | |
| https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit-Raspberry-Pi-Python-Code |