from forex_python.converter import CurrencyRates
cr = CurrencyRates()
amount = int(input("Please enter the amount you want to convert: "))
from_currency = input("Please enter the currency code that has to be converted: ").upper()
to_currency = input("Please enter the currency code to convert: ").upper()
print("You are converting", amount, from_currency, "to", to_currency,".")
output = cr.convert(from_currency, to_currency, amount)
print("The converted rate is:", output)

Output:
Please enter the amount you want to convert: 123
Please enter the currency code that has to be converted: usd
Please enter the currency code to convert: cad
You are converting 123 USD to CAD .

Error:
  File "C:\Users\13366\PycharmProjects\pythonProject\Project assignment\currency conertor.py", line 8, in <module>
    output = cr.convert(from_currency, to_currency, amount)
  File "C:\Users\13366\PycharmProjects\pythonProject\venv\lib\site-packages\forex_python\converter.py", line 108, in convert
    raise RatesNotAvailableError("Currency Rates Source Not Ready")
forex_python.converter.RatesNotAvailableError: Currency Rates Source Not Ready

Process finished with exit code 1

(Mar-06-2024, 10:48 PM)preethy12ka4 Wrote: I used an online code for currency conversion, which is throwing an error as shown below.

def _source_url(self):
     return "https://theforexapi.com/api/"

G:\div_code\forex_env
(forex_env) λ git clone https://github.com/ddofborg/exchange_rates.git
Cloning into 'exchange_rates'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 25, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (25/25), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (23/23), done.
remote: Total 25 (delta 10), reused 6 (delta 2), pack-reused 0
Receiving objects: 100% (25/25), 8.59 KiB | 4.29 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (10/10), done.

G:\div_code\forex_env
(forex_env) λ ls
exchange_rates/  Include/  Lib/  pyvenv.cfg  Scripts/

G:\div_code\forex_env
(forex_env) λ cd exchange_rates\

G:\div_code\forex_env\exchange_rates (main -> origin)
(forex_env) λ ptpython
>>> from exchange_rates import get_exchange_rates
>>> get_exchange_rates('USD', target_currencies=['EUR', 'CAD', 'USD'], on_date='2023-10-01')
{'EUR': 0.9496676163342831, 'CAD': 1.3613485280151947, 'USD': 1.0}

# Test a newer date
>>> get_exchange_rates('USD', target_currencies=['EUR', 'CAD', 'USD'], on_date='2024-03-05')
{'EUR': 0.9217439395335976, 'CAD': 1.3592957876301963, 'USD': 1.0}

from exchange_rates import get_exchange_rates

def conversion_rate(base_currency, target_currency, on_date=None):
    rates = get_exchange_rates(base_currency, target_currencies=[target_currency], on_date=on_date)
    return rates[target_currency]

def convert_currency(base_currency, target_currency, amount, on_date=None):
    rate = conversion_rate(base_currency, target_currency, on_date=on_date)
    return amount * rate

if __name__ == '__main__':
    base_currency = 'USD'
    target_currency = 'CAD'
    amount = 123
    date = '2024-03-07'
    converted_amount = convert_currency(base_currency, target_currency, amount, on_date=date)
    print(f"123 USD is equivalent to {converted_amount:.3f} {target_currency} on {date}")

Output:
123 USD is equivalent to 166.013 CAD on 2024-03-07

(Mar-07-2024, 11:36 PM)preethy12ka4 Wrote: thank you for the reply. I am really new to python and learning things. i installed the package exchange_rates in pycharm. I ran the code you gave me and it is throwing the below error. have I installed the wrong package ?

try:
    cr = CurrencyConverter()
    amount = float(input("Please enter the amount you want to convert: "))
    from_currency = input("Please enter the currency code that has to be converted: ").upper()
    to_currency = input("Please enter the currency code to convert: ").upper()
    print(f"You are converting {amount} {from_currency} to {to_currency}.")
    output = cr.convert(amount, from_currency, to_currency)
    print(f"{amount} {from_currency} equals {output} {to_currency}")
except ValueError:
    print("Invalid input! Please ensure the amount is a number.")
except Exception as error:
    print(f"An error occurred: {error}")