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How to Build a GUI-Based Currency Converter App in Python

  • This article explains how to create a Python application to help with currency conversion using GUI.
  • Python is beginner-friendly and has powerful libraries to make a variety of applications.
  • The tutorial uses Tkinter for an elegant and responsive user interface.
  • The article explains how to install requests library and using APIs to fetch real-time currency exchange rates.
  • It explains building a GUI where users can input the amount and from/to currency, Calculate the converted amount and display the result.
  • The article provides detailed code insights on fetching exchange rates, performing currency conversion and setting up the GUI.
  • The tk.Tk class initialises the root window UI object for the app.
  • The article uses the perform_conversion function to get the amount and the from/to currency that the user enters in the GUI.
  • The article sets up a global variable, result_label to display the conversion output.
  • Overall, a good tutorial to learn Python basics and Tkinter to create simple and responsive GUI.

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