Create currency_converter.py

Author: shashankatthaluri

currency-converter/currency_converter.py

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+# Simple Python program for a currency converter
+
+import requests
+
+class CurrencyConverter:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.exchange_rates = {}
+
+    def fetch_exchange_rates(self):
+        # Fetch real-time exchange rates from a currency API (e.g., exchangerate-api.com)
+        api_key = "your_api_key"  # Replace with your API key
+        base_url = f"https://open.er-api.com/v6/latest/{api_key}"
+
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(base_url)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+
+            data = response.json()
+            self.exchange_rates = data.get("rates", {})
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            print(f"Error fetching exchange rates: {e}")
+
+    def convert_currency(self, amount, source_currency, target_currency):
+        source_rate = self.exchange_rates.get(source_currency, 1.0)
+        target_rate = self.exchange_rates.get(target_currency, 1.0)
+
+        converted_amount = amount / source_rate * target_rate
+        return round(converted_amount, 2)
+
+def main():
+    print("Welcome to Currency Converter!")
+
+    converter = CurrencyConverter()
+
+    # Fetch real-time exchange rates
+    converter.fetch_exchange_rates()
+
+    # Perform currency conversion
+    amount = float(input("Enter the amount: "))
+    source_currency = input("Enter the source currency code (e.g., USD): ").upper()
+    target_currency = input("Enter the target currency code (e.g., EUR): ").upper()
+
+    converted_amount = converter.convert_currency(amount, source_currency, target_currency)
+
+    print(f"\nConverting {amount} {source_currency} to {target_currency}...")
+    print(f"Result: {converted_amount} {target_currency}")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()