lazy_investor.py

def lazy_investor(start_index=0, output=False, plot=True, amount=1000):
    user_key, day_info, amount, invested, profit, loss, game_active = bitcoin_game(start_index=start_index)
    while game_active == False:
        if amount > 100:
            user_key, day_info, amount, invested, profit, loss, game_active = bitcoin_game(user_key=user_key, invest_amount=amount-100)
            #print(bitcoin_game(user_key=user_key, invest_amount=amount-100))
        else:
            try:
                user_key, day_info, amount, invested, profit, loss, game_active = bitcoin_game(user_key=user_key)
            except Exception as e:
                print('Error', str(e))
                print('results of program', bitcoin_game(user_key=user_key))
            
        if output:
            print('day: {0} profit: {1} loss: {2} amount: {3} invested: {4}'.format(day_info[0], profit, loss, amount, invested))

    if not output: #only one output
        print('day: {0} profit: {1} loss: {2} amount: {3} invested: {4}'.format(day_info[0], profit, loss, amount, invested))  

    if plot:
        try:
            df_copy = df[df.index >= start_index].copy()
            player_record = game_record['player_{0}'.format(user_key)]
            
            #the len seems to be off by 3
            extended_invest = player_record['invest_history']
            extended_invest.extend([extended_invest[-1]]*3)
            
            df_copy['time'] = pd.to_datetime(df_copy['Date'], format='%m/%d/%Y')
            df_copy['investment'] = extended_invest
            df_copy.plot(x='time', y=['investment', 'Value USD'], figsize=(20, 20))
        except Exception as e:
            print(str(e))
            print('df copy shape', df_copy.shape)
            print('investment len', len(extended_invest))