Reads input from a generic magnetic card reader and charges it 50 cents through Stripe.

cardReader.py

import stripe
stripe.api_key = "sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2"

while True:
	swipe_data = raw_input()
	if swipe_data[:2] == "%B":
		fields = swipe_data[2:].split("^")
		card_number = fields[0]
		name = fields[1]
		year = fields[2][:2]
		month = fields[2][2:4]

		print("\n" + name + ": " + card_number + " " + month + " - 20" + year + "\n")
		card_token = stripe.Token.create(
		  card = {
		    "number": card_number,
		    "exp_month": 12,
		    "exp_year": 2018
		  }
		)

		print(card_token + "\n")
		
		charge_response = stripe.Charge.create(
		      amount = 50,
		      currency = "usd",
		      source = card_token["id"],
		      description = "Testing arcade payments"
		)
		
		print(charge_response + "\n")
	else:
		print("bad swipe")