Getting bitcoin prices info in the command line

btc.py

import sys
import requests

def main(coin='USD'):
    url = 'http://data.mtgox.com/api/2/BTCUSD/money/ticker'

    if coin == 'EUR':
         url = 'https://data.mtgox.com/api/2/BTCEUR/money/ticker'

    r = requests.get(url)

    data = r.json()['data']

    print "%10s: %s" % ( 'Average', data['avg']['display_short'])
    print "%10s: %s" % ( 'High', data['high']['display_short'])
    print "%10s: %s" % ( 'Low', data['low']['display_short'])


if __name__ == "__main__":
    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
        main(sys.argv[1])
    else:
        main()