# License Information
# This code is released under the BSD License.
# This information must be retained any any releases or changes made to this code.
# If you use or make changes to this code, please email andrew@digicool.com
# I'd like to know who is using this and what kind of changes might be considered
# for incorporation to a future package I'm currently working on.

import httplib, string, re
version = "0.1"
author = "Andrew Sawyers, Dec. 2000"

def getQuote(sname):
  http = httplib.HTTP('finance.yahoo.com')
  http.putrequest('GET', '/d/quotes.csv?s=%s&f=sl1d1t1c1ohgv'%sname)
  http.putheader('Accept', 'text/html')
  http.putheader('Accept', 'text/plain')
  http.endheaders()
  httpcode, httpmsg, headers = http.getreply()
  if httpcode != 200:
    raise "Could not retrieve document"
  doc = http.getfile()
  data = doc.read()
  data = re.sub('"', '', data)
  array = string.split(data, ",")
  doc.close()
  symbol = array[0]
  last = array[1]
  date = array[2]
  time = array[3]
  change = array[4]
  qopen = array[5]
  high = array[6]
  low = array[7]
  volume = array[8] 
  return {'symbol':symbol,
          'last':last,
          'date':date,
          'time':time,
          'change':change,
          'qopen':qopen,
          'high':high,
          'low':low,
          'volume':volume}


if __name__=="__main__":
  print getQuote()