This is an unofficial wrapper for the awesome, free ExchangeRatesAPI, which provides exchange rate lookups courtesy of the European Central Bank.
Either clone this repository into your project, or install with pip:
pip install python-exchangeratesapi
from exchangeratesapi import Api
api = Api()
# Get the latest foreign exchange rates:
api.get_rates()
# Get historical rates for any day since 1999:
print(api.get_rates(start_date="2018-03-26"))
{'rates': {'CAD': 1.5997, 'HKD': 9.7384, 'ISK': 121.9, 'PHP': 64.82, 'DKK': 7.4482,
'HUF': 312.73, 'CZK': 25.446, 'AUD': 1.6048, 'RON': 4.6593, 'SEK': 10.1868, 'IDR': 17045.27,
'INR': 80.5105, 'BRL': 4.0932, 'RUB': 70.6897, 'HRK': 7.442, 'JPY': 130.47, 'THB': 38.66,
'CHF': 1.1739, 'SGD': 1.6274, 'PLN': 4.23, 'BGN': 1.9558, 'TRY': 4.9464, 'CNY': 7.7924,
'NOK': 9.5613, 'NZD': 1.7029, 'ZAR': 14.4937, 'USD': 1.2411, 'MXN': 22.8777, 'ILS': 4.3317,
'GBP': 0.87248, 'KRW': 1336.99, 'MYR': 4.8425}, 'base': 'EUR', 'date': '2018-03-26'}
# Quote against a different currency:
print(api.get_rates('USD'))
{'rates': {'CAD': 1.4352082756, 'HKD': 7.7529324836, 'ISK': 140.2974046366,
'PHP': 51.0298328253, 'DKK': 6.897755611, 'HUF': 327.8562852129, 'CZK': 25.3495889905,
'GBP': 0.8451371571, 'RON': 4.4745543549, 'SEK': 10.1263507897, 'IDR': 16114.9995381916,
'INR': 76.3821926665, 'BRL': 5.0740740741, 'RUB': 78.3240971645, 'HRK': 7.0271543364,
'JPY': 111.4528493581, 'THB': 32.78008682, 'CHF': 0.9792186201, 'EUR': 0.9236168837,
'MYR': 4.3865336658, 'BGN': 1.8064099012, 'TRY': 6.4350235522, 'CNY': 7.0974415812,
'NOK': 10.8751269973, 'NZD': 1.7067516394, 'ZAR': 17.4081463009, 'USD': 1.0,
'MXN': 24.5408700471, 'SGD': 1.4455527847, 'AUD': 1.6618638589, 'ILS': 3.6400665004,
'KRW': 1232.8622887226, 'PLN': 4.2317354761}, 'base': 'USD', 'date': '2020-03-25'}
# Get historical rates for a time period:
print(api.get_rates(start_date="2018-01-01", end_date="2018-01-03"))
{'rates': {'2018-01-03': {'CAD': 1.5047, 'HKD': 9.3985, 'SGD': 1.5988, 'PHP': 59.988,
'DKK': 7.4442, 'HUF': 309.29, 'CZK': 25.545, 'AUD': 1.5339, 'RON': 4.6355, 'SEK': 9.825,
'IDR': 16176.95, 'INR': 76.3455, 'BRL': 3.9236, 'RUB': 69.0962, 'HRK': 7.441, 'JPY': 134.97,
'THB': 39.11, 'CHF': 1.1736, 'PLN': 4.1652, 'BGN': 1.9558, 'TRY': 4.5303, 'CNY': 7.8168,
'NOK': 9.744, 'NZD': 1.6942, 'ZAR': 14.8845, 'USD': 1.2023, 'MXN': 23.3835, 'ILS': 4.1588,
'GBP': 0.8864, 'KRW': 1281.39, 'MYR': 4.8272}, '2018-01-02': {'CAD': 1.5128, 'HKD': 9.4283,
'SGD': 1.6031, 'PHP': 60.132, 'DKK': 7.4437, 'HUF': 308.59, 'CZK': 25.494, 'AUD': 1.5413,
'RON': 4.6525, 'SEK': 9.8283, 'IDR': 16266.03, 'INR': 76.6005, 'BRL': 3.9504, 'RUB': 69.1176,
'HRK': 7.464, 'JPY': 135.35, 'THB': 39.115, 'CHF': 1.1718, 'PLN': 4.1633, 'BGN': 1.9558,
'TRY': 4.534, 'CNY': 7.8338, 'NOK': 9.7748, 'NZD': 1.6955, 'ZAR': 14.9, 'USD': 1.2065,
'MXN': 23.5534, 'ILS': 4.1693, 'GBP': 0.88953, 'KRW': 1281.59, 'MYR': 4.8495}},
'start_at': '2018-01-01', 'base': 'EUR', 'end_at': '2018-01-03'}
# Limit results to specific exchange rates to save bandwidth:
print(api.get_rates(target_list=['ILS', 'JPY'], start_date="2018-01-01",
end_date="2018-01-03"))
{'rates': {'2018-01-03': {'JPY': 134.97, 'ILS': 4.1588}, '2018-01-02': {'JPY': 135.35,
'ILS': 4.1693}}, 'start_at': '2018-01-01', 'base': 'EUR', 'end_at': '2018-01-03'}
# Quote the historical rates against a different currency:
print(api.get_rates('USD', start_date="2018-01-01", end_date="2018-01-03"))
{'rates': {'2018-01-03': {'CAD': 1.251517924, 'HKD': 7.8171005573, 'USD': 1.0,
'PHP': 49.8943691258, 'DKK': 6.191632704, 'HUF': 257.2486068369, 'CZK': 21.2467770107,
'GBP': 0.7372535973, 'RON': 3.8555269068, 'SEK': 8.1718373118, 'IDR': 13455.0029110871,
'INR': 63.4995425435, 'BRL': 3.2634117941, 'RUB': 57.470015803, 'HRK': 6.1889711387,
'JPY': 112.2598353156, 'THB': 32.5293188056, 'CHF': 0.9761290859, 'EUR': 0.8317391666,
'MYR': 4.014971305, 'BGN': 1.626715462, 'TRY': 3.7680279464, 'CNY': 6.5015387175,
'NOK': 8.1044664393, 'NZD': 1.409132496, 'ZAR': 12.3800216252, 'MXN': 19.4489728021,
'SGD': 1.3297845796, 'AUD': 1.2758047076, 'ILS': 3.459036846, 'KRW': 1065.7822506862,
'PLN': 3.4643599767}, '2018-01-02': {'CAD': 1.2538748446, 'HKD': 7.8145876502, 'USD': 1.0,
'PHP': 49.8400331538, 'DKK': 6.1696643183, 'HUF': 255.772896809, 'CZK': 21.1305428927,
'GBP': 0.7372813925, 'RON': 3.8561956071, 'SEK': 8.1461251554, 'IDR': 13481.9975134687,
'INR': 63.4898466639, 'BRL': 3.2742644012, 'RUB': 57.2876916701, 'HRK': 6.1864898467,
'JPY': 112.1840033154, 'THB': 32.4202237878, 'CHF': 0.9712391214, 'EUR': 0.828843763,
'MYR': 4.0194778284, 'BGN': 1.6210526316, 'TRY': 3.7579776212, 'CNY': 6.4929962702,
'NOK': 8.1017820141, 'NZD': 1.4053046001, 'ZAR': 12.349772068, 'MXN': 19.5220886863,
'SGD': 1.3287194364, 'AUD': 1.2774968918, 'ILS': 3.4556983009, 'KRW': 1062.23787816,
'PLN': 3.4507252383}}, 'start_at': '2018-01-01', 'base': 'USD', 'end_at': '2018-01-03'}
# Quote the historical rates against for specific currency with custom
# base currency:
print(api.get_rates('USD', ['ILS', 'JPY', 'EUR', 'RUB'],
start_date="2018-01-01", end_date="2018-01-03"))
{'rates': {'2018-01-03': {'EUR': 0.8317391666, 'JPY': 112.2598353156, 'RUB': 57.470015803,
'ILS': 3.459036846}, '2018-01-02': {'EUR': 0.828843763, 'JPY': 112.1840033154,
'RUB': 57.2876916701, 'ILS': 3.4556983009}}, 'start_at': '2018-01-01', 'base': 'USD',
'end_at': '2018-01-03'}
# Get the latest foreign exchange rate for EUR and USD:
print(api.get_rate())
1.0827
# Get the latest foreign exchange rate for a specific currency:
print(api.get_rate(target='GBP'))
0.91503
# Get historical rate for any day since 1999:
print(api.get_rate(target='GBP', start_date="2018-03-26"))
0.87248
# Quote against a different currency:
print(api.get_rate('USD', 'GBP'))
0.8451371571
# Get historical rate for a time period:
print(api.get_rate(target='GBP', start_date="2018-01-01",
end_date="2018-01-03"))
{'2018-01-03': {'GBP': 0.8864}, '2018-01-02': {'GBP': 0.88953}}
# Quote the historical rates against a different currency:
print(api.get_rate('USD', target='CHF', start_date="2018-01-01",
end_date="2018-01-03"))
{'2018-01-03': {'CHF': 0.9761290859}, '2018-01-02': {'CHF': 0.9712391214}}
# Is USD currency supported?
print(api.is_currency_supported('USD'))
True
# Is KKK currency supported?
print(api.is_currency_supported('KKK'))
False
# Supported currencies list:
print(api.supported_currencies)
['CAD', 'HKD', 'ISK', 'PHP', 'DKK', 'HUF', 'CZK', 'AUD', 'RON', 'SEK', 'IDR', 'INR', 'BRL',
'RUB', 'HRK', 'JPY', 'THB', 'CHF', 'SGD', 'PLN', 'BGN', 'TRY', 'CNY', 'NOK', 'NZD', 'ZAR',
'USD', 'MXN', 'ILS', 'GBP', 'KRW', 'MYR']The list of currencies can be found at European Central Bank's data set.
If your currency is not in the list, then the library will be of not use to you. You may try openexchangerates.org API or some other service.
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