Python Currency Converter Using API Mini Project

About Course

To build a currency converter in Python using an API, you can use a public currency exchange API to fetch real-time exchange rates. One popular API for this task is ExchangeRate-API. You can follow the steps below to create a simple currency converter.

Steps to Build Currency Converter in Python:
  • Install Required Libraries You will need to install requests to make HTTP requests to the API.
pip install requests
  • Get an API Key You can use ExchangeRate-API (or any other API service) to get an API key. You can sign up at ExchangeRate-API to get your free API key.

  • Write Python Code for Currency Converter

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What Will You Learn?

  • How the Code Works:
  • API URL and Key: Actual API key you get after signing up on ExchangeRate-API.
  • Fetching Exchange Rates: The function get_rate() makes a request to the API and retrieves the conversion rates for the base currency.
  • Converting Currency: The convert() function performs the conversion based on the retrieved exchange rates.
  • Interactive User Interface: The script asks the user for input:

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Python Currency converter using API mini project