bitcoin-converter.py

bitcoin-converter.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import urllib2

def turnFloat(x):
	result = ""
	for i in range(len(x)):
		if str(x[i]).isdigit():
			result = result + x[i]
		if x[i] == ".":
			result = result + x[i]
	return float(result)

data = urllib2.urlopen("https://api.bitcoinaverage.com/ticker/global/USD/")
text = data.readlines()
	
ask_data = text.__getitem__(2)
ask = turnFloat(ask_data)

print("1,000,000 Bits = " + str(ask) + " USD")
print
data.close()

balance = raw_input('USD to Bits?  ')
if balance != '':
	balance = float(balance)
	result = balance / ask * 1000000
	roundedresult = int(result * 100 + 0.5) / 100.0
	
	print(str('{:,.2f}'.format(roundedresult)) + ' Bits')
	
print
balance = raw_input('Bits to USD?  ')
if balance != '':
	balance = float(balance)
	result = ask / 1000000 * balance
	roundedresult = int(result * 100 + 0.5) / 100.0
	
	print(str('{:,.2f}'.format(roundedresult)) + ' USD')