TelegramAktienBot/telegram_bot/shares/share_fetcher.py

"""
script for share fetching (by symbols (e.g. AAPL, TSLA etc.))
"""
__author__ = "Florian Kellermann, Linus Eickhoff"
__date__ = "15.03.2022"
__version__ = "0.0.2" 
__license__ = "None"

import yfinance
import json

def get_share_price(str_symbol):
    
    """ get current share price for a certain symbol
    :type str_symbol: string
    :param str_symbol: share symbol to get price for

    :raises:

    :rtype:
    """
    
    my_share_info = yfinance.Ticker(str_symbol)
    my_share_data = my_share_info.info
    #my_return_string = f'{my_share_data["regularMarketPrice"]} {my_share_data["currency"]}'
    my_return_string = f'{my_share_data["regularMarketPrice"]}'
    return my_return_string