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Author Information

• Name: Juan Vicente Herrera Ruiz de Alejo
• GitHub: @juanviz
• Role: Author and Maintainer
• Affiliation: ICAI

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the MIT License for details.

Currency Converter

This is a simple Python Flask application that converts an amount from euros to dollars using a web interface.

Usage

Run the server with:

python main.py

Then open your browser at http://127.0.0.1:5000/ and use the interface to perform conversions.

Installation

To run the app, install dependencies with:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Deployment to Google App Engine

1. Install Google Cloud SDK and authenticate:

gcloud init

2. If not present, create app.yaml with contents similar to:

runtime: python311
entrypoint: gunicorn -b :$PORT main:app

env_variables:
  PORT: 8080

3. Make sure requirements.txt includes Flask and gunicorn:

flask
gunicorn

4. Test locally:

gcloud app browse --local-host=127.0.0.1:8080

5. Deploy to App Engine:

gcloud app deploy --quiet --project=${PROJECT_ID}

6. Open the application at the App Engine URL printed by the deploy command.

License

This project is distributed under the MIT License.