Updating exchange rates

[avxkim]

These days i've noticed the following bug:

When i type conv 1 usd kzt it keeps telling my "Updating exchange rates" and i won't get actual data...

[deanishe]

What does the log file say? (Enter conv workflow:openlog to see it.)

[avxkim]

21:48:05 currency.py:247 INFO     fetching exchange rates from Yahoo! and CryptoCompare.com ...
21:48:06 background.py:180 INFO     [update] job already running
21:48:07 background.py:180 INFO     [update] job already running
21:48:08 background.py:180 INFO     [update] job already running
21:48:09 workflow.py:2266 ERROR    HTTP Error 999: Request denied
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/alexanderkim/Library/Application Support/Alfred 3/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.A19B513B-C8AD-4987-BDA2-537F63E1F002/workflow/workflow.py", line 2259, in run
    func(self)
  File "/Users/alexanderkim/Library/Application Support/Alfred 3/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.A19B513B-C8AD-4987-BDA2-537F63E1F002/currency.py", line 251, in main
    CURRENCY_CACHE_AGE)
  File "/Users/alexanderkim/Library/Application Support/Alfred 3/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.A19B513B-C8AD-4987-BDA2-537F63E1F002/workflow/workflow.py", line 1890, in cached_data
    data = data_func()
  File "/Users/alexanderkim/Library/Application Support/Alfred 3/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.A19B513B-C8AD-4987-BDA2-537F63E1F002/currency.py", line 232, in fetch_exchange_rates
    rates.update(f.get())
  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/multiprocessing/pool.py", line 567, in get
    raise self._value
HTTPError: HTTP Error 999: Request denied

[deanishe]

It appears that the Yahoo! Finance API is no more. I've replaced it with openexchangerates.org in v3.1.

You'll need an API key, which you can get for free here.

[avxkim]

Where to put API key? this project shows wrong currency prices... Also it doesn't know Kazakhstani tenge, unlike Yahoo finance. Possible to use: https://finance.google.com/finance ?

[deanishe]

Where to put API key?

Read the instructions

this project shows wrong currency prices...

For example…?

Also it doesn't know Kazakhstani tenge

Yes, it does.

Possible to use: https://finance.google.com/finance?

I already told you "no".

[tenpoundhero]

@deanishe Do you just copy and paste the entire result generated from the api key request into "value" for APP_KEY? I've done that so far and it's still not working correctly for me.

[deanishe]

@tenpoundhero When you sign up, they send you an email with an "App ID". Paste that in to the APP_KEY value.

Alternatively, you can grab your "App ID" from here.

[tenpoundhero]

@deanishe APP_KEYnow has my "App ID"

18:23:08 convert.py:323 CRITICAL No to_units (or defaults) for [currency] 18:23:09 convert.py:323 CRITICAL No to_units (or defaults) for [currency] 18:23:10 convert.py:315 CRITICAL invalid query (1usd gbp): Unknown unit: gbp 18:23:21 convert.py:323 CRITICAL No to_units (or defaults) for [currency] 18:23:22 convert.py:315 CRITICAL invalid query (1 usd gbp): Unknown unit: gbp

That's my log, it's still having trouble finding GBP
P.S. I have now updated to 3.2

[deanishe]

Can you post the entire log for that query (i.e. not just the error message) and format it properly, please?

Also, try running conv workflow:delcache first.

[tenpoundhero]

@deanishe
Well I cleared the cache and that seems to for some reason fixed the issue...

Thanks for the help!

[avxkim]

this project shows wrong currency prices...

conv 1btc usd shows 7.183USD, while everywhere it's 7.238USD. Where does (openexchangerates.org) gets cryptocurrency rates?

[avxkim]

How to refresh rates quickly?

[deanishe]

I see you still haven't read the README.

Please stop wasting my time with questions that are answered in the README.