stock2.py

#! /usr/bin/env python

import urllib2
import json
import time
import sys

class GoogleFinanceAPI:
    def __init__(self):
        self.prefix = "http://finance.google.com/finance/info?client=ig&q="

    def get(self,symbol,exchange):
        url = self.prefix+"%s:%s"%(exchange,symbol)
        u = urllib2.urlopen(url)
        content = u.read()

        obj = json.loads(content[3:])
        return obj[0]


if __name__ == "__main__":
    c = GoogleFinanceAPI()
    quote = c.get(sys.argv[1],sys.argv[2])
    words = str(quote).split()
    farve = "${color3}"
    change = str(words[1][2:-5])
    if change[0] == "-":
        farve = "${color5}"
    if change == "0.00":
        farve = "${color1}"
    if words[14][2:-2] == "el_fix":
        change = str(words[41][2:-2])
        print words[1][2:-2] + "    ${goto 210}" + str(farve) + change + "${color1}"
    else:
        print words[14][2:11] + "    ${goto 210}" + str(farve) + change + "${color1}"

#print words