h/plugins/stock.py

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Python

import random
from util import hook, http
@hook.command
def stock(inp):
'''.stock <symbol> -- returns information on a stock symbol'''
url = 'http://www.google.com/ig/api?stock=%s'
parsed = http.get_xml(url, stock=inp)
if len(parsed) != 1:
raise IOError('Error using the stock API')
# Stuff the results in a dict for easy string formatting
results = {}
for elm in parsed.find("finance"):
results[elm.tag] = elm.get("data")
# if we dont get a company name back, the symbol doesnt match a company
if results['company'] == "":
return "Unknown ticker symbol %s" % inp
if results['change'][1] == '-':
results['color'] = "5"
else:
results['color'] = "3"
format_str = "%(company)s - %(last)s %(currency)s " \
"\x03%(color)s%(change)s (%(perc_change)s)\x03 " \
"as of %(trade_timestamp)s (delayed %(delay)s minutes)"
return format_str % results