nigelbabu/pppconverter

Equivalent Salary Converter

Calculate how much money is worth in a different country. Uses data from World Bank.

Note: Works on python3.4 and above.

Installation Instructions

1. Clone the source code

    git clone https://github.com/nigelbabu/pppconverter.git
   

2. Create a virtual environments and install the dependencies

    python -m venv env
    source env/bin/activate
    pip install -r requirements.txt
   

3. Create the sqlite database by running the website.py file.

    flask --app=manage user db_init
   

4. Import the CSV into the sqlite database.

    		flask --app=manage user importcountries -f countries.csv
    		flask --app=manage user importcsv -f data.csv
   

5. Run the site.

    flask --app=website --debug run
   

Updating the data

1. Download the CSV data from the world bank portal and unzip the file.

2. Run the parsecsv.py script to create a file called parsed_data.csv.

    flask --app=manage user parsecsv -f /path/to/file
   

3. Replace data.csv file with the newly created parsed_data.csv file.

4. Import the new CSV into the sqlite database.

    		flask --app=manage user importcsv -f data.csv
   

5. PROFITT!!