====================== bitfinex-python-client
Python package to communicate with the bitfinex.net API.
Tested with Python 2.7+
Overview
There are two classes. One for the public part of API and a second for the trading part.
Public class doesn't need user credentials, because API commands which this class implements are not bound to bitfinex user account.
Description of API: https://www.bitfinex.com/pages/api
Requirements
It uses python package "requests" to send HTTP requests. As this package is not a built in module, you will have to get it with one of the following options:
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pip install requests
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C:\Python27\Scripts\easy_install.exe requests
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Or you can even place a proper "requests" folder next to your python code, one can be downloaded from here: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/requests/
Install
Install from git::
pip install git+git://github.com/streblo/bitfinex-python-client.git
Usage
Here's a quick example of usage::
import bitfinex.client
public_client = bitfinex.client.Public()
print("Last bitcoin price on Bitfinex is " + str(public_client.get_last()) + " USD.")
lendbook = public_client.lendbook(limit_bids=0, limit_asks=5, currency='btc')
print ("\nFirst offers from lending book:")
for ask in lendbook['asks']:
print (ask['amount'] + " BTC available at " + ask['rate'] + "% for " + str(ask['period']) + " days.")
trading_client = bitfinex.client.Trading(key='xxx', secret='xxx')
balances = trading_client.balances()
print ("\nYour balances at Bitfinex:")
for balance in balances:
if float(balance['amount']) > 0.0:
print ("You have " + balance['amount'] + " " + balance['currency'] + " in your " + balance['type'] + " account.")
How to activate a new API key
Get the API key from the website: https://www.bitfinex.com/account/api