#! /usr/bin/python2
# mintpal api coin converter
#
import json
import urllib2
import argparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("quantity", help="How many coins to convert", type=int)
parser.add_argument("base", help="Coin to start with", type=str)
args = parser.parse_args()

class MintPal():
def __init__(self):
self.version = 0.1
self.author = "STumbles"
def to_ltc(self):
self.url = "https://api.mintpal.com/v1/market/stats/%s/ltc" % (args.base)
self.data = json.loads(urllib2.urlopen(self.url).read())
self.coin_name = self.data[0]['coin']
self.coin_value = self.data[0]['last_price']
self.user_coin_total_worth = float(self.coin_value) * float(args.quantity)
print "%d %s is worth %s LiteCoins (LTC)" % (args.quantity, self.coin_name, str(self.user_coin_total_worth))

def main():
mp = MintPal()
mp.to_ltc()

if __name__ == "__main__":
main()