This is a basic python script to check the average cert gained per minute on Planetside 2 using their API.

planetside_certs.py

import requests
import time

__author__ = "Lyndon Armitage"

check_interval = 60 * 1  # Every 1 min
interval = 60 * 1  # Interval to sleep at (can be faster than check interval)
last_check_time = time.clock() - check_interval
username = "theanchorman"
start_certs = 0
certs = []


def get_certs():
    name = username.lower()
    r = requests.get("http://census.soe.com/get/ps2-beta/character/?name.first_lower=" + name + "&c:show=certs")
    obj = r.json()
    certs = obj["character_list"][0]["certs"]["currentpoints"]
    return float(certs)


def get_average():
    total = 0
    for num in certs:
        total += num - start_certs
    average = total / len(certs)
    return average


start_certs = get_certs()
while True:
    now = time.clock()
    if now - last_check_time >= check_interval:
        certs.append(get_certs())
        print time.strftime("%H:%M:%S", time.localtime()) + " - Average cert gain per minute: " + str(get_average())
        last_check_time = time.clock()
    time.sleep(interval)