Fetches the latest exchange rate USD:MXN and dumps it to stdout. This is a data feeder for an Excel Power Query data source.
This tool returns the current latest USD:MXN exchange rate for fulfillment of obligations. Is the official exchange rate for international payments.
- Python 3.9.9 or later
- A Banco de México API key
API keys are free to any petitioner, available from https://www.banxico.org.mx/SieAPIRest/service/v1/token Token de consulta is Spanish for API key or API token.
export BANXICO_API_KEY="42b4n0...69bbq"Run the command. It doesn't take any arguments. j
usdmxnOutput:
date price
2023/09/28 17.4758
If you want the Diario de la Federación exchange rate:
Run the command. Use DOF or d as the argument:
j
usdmxn dOutput:
date price
2023/09/21 17.4758
The output is a tab-delimited table with a single entry. Simpler import into Excel or into a pandas DataFrame.
- The date is in ISO/Japanese format to avoid ambiguity; the Banco de México API returns a date in Mexican / European format dd/mm/yyyy
- The original data source uses 4-decimal precision