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Simple python script for alphavantage API
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alphavantage_sample.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import urllib.request
import urllib.parse
import json
api_key = 'demo'
ticker = 'MSFT'
url = f'https://www.alphavantage.co/query?function=GLOBAL_QUOTE&symbol={ticker}&apikey={api_key}'
f = urllib.request.urlopen(url)
res = f.read().decode('UTF-8')
global_quote = json.loads(res)
gq = global_quote['Global Quote']
price = gq['05. price']
print(f"Current price for {ticker} is {price}")
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