The Currency Converter is a Python application that converts amounts between different currencies using real-time exchange rates from the ExchangeRate-API.
Steps to install your project locally:
git clone https://github.com/rasmussaha/Currency-Converter.git
cd Currency-Converter# Example of usage
import requests
# API key and base URL
api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"
base_url = "https://v6.exchangerate-api.com/v6/"
while True:
from_currency = input("What currency do you want to convert from? (e.g., EUR, USD): ").upper()
to_currency = input("What currency do you want to convert to? (e.g., EUR, USD): ").upper()
amount = input("What amount do you want to convert? ")
try:
amount = float(amount)
except ValueError:
print("Invalid amount. Please enter a numeric value.")
continue
url = f"{base_url}{api_key}/latest/{from_currency}"
response = requests.get(url)
if response.status_code != 200:
print("Error: Could not retrieve data from the API.")
continue
data = response.json()
if to_currency in data["conversion_rates"]:
rate = data["conversion_rates"][to_currency]
converted_amount = rate * amount
print(f"{amount} {from_currency} is equal to {converted_amount:.2f} {to_currency}.")
else:
print("Error: Could not retrieve conversion rate for the specified currencies.")
stop = input("Do you want to continue converting? yes/no: ").strip().lower()
if stop == "no":
print("Stopping the conversion process.")
break- Real-time currency conversion
- Convert amounts to 150+ currencies
I am open to contributions! Please follow these steps:
- Fork the project
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/AmazingFeature) - Open a Pull Request
Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.
Project Link: https://github.com/rasmussaha/Currency-Converter