def makeCsvList(prices, containers):
# creates a list of lines to print to a csv file, looks like:
# item name buy price sell price item id
csvList = []
for x in prices:
id = x['id']
# get the item object from the containers list provided
item = gw2lib.findByID(id, containers)
# use formatCoins from gw2lib to get the buy and sell price in gold for each entry in prices
buyCoins = gw2lib.formatCoins(x['buys']['unit_price'],'gold')[0]
sellCoins = gw2lib.formatCoins(x['sells']['unit_price'],'gold')[0]
# put it all in a list, and append that list to the csvList (of lists)
csvLine = [ item['name'], buyCoins, sellCoins, id ]
csvList.append(csvLine)
return csvList
print ''
'''
# trimmed recipes is used to get only recipes whose final item can be sold on trade, to look at profits that can be made
trimmedRecipes = []
# for each recipe:
for rec in recipeChecks:
# if its source is the trading post
if rec['costInfo']['source'] == 'trading post':
# calculate the difference when using all the buy or sell prices of the ingredients and the trade price
rec['buyDiff'] = rec['costInfo']['buyPrice']*0.85 - rec['costInfo']['craftBuyPrice']
rec['sellDiff'] = rec['costInfo']['sellPrice']*0.85 - rec['costInfo']['craftSellPrice']
# and append it to the trimmed list
trimmedRecipes.append(rec)
# sort the list to show only the x best recipes
trimmedRecipes = sorted(trimmedRecipes, cmp=compByBuyDiff, reverse=True)
# and go through each recipe, recursively, and output its info
for rec in trimmedRecipes[:10]:
print 'source id: ' + str(rec['sourceID']) + ', name: ' + rec['name'] + ', tp buy, sell: ' +\
gw2lib.formatCoins(rec['costInfo']['buyPrice'])[2] + ', ' + gw2lib.formatCoins(rec['costInfo']['sellPrice'])[2] +\
', crafting buy, sell: ' + gw2lib.formatCoins(rec['costInfo']['craftBuyPrice'])[2] + ', ' +\
gw2lib.formatCoins(rec['costInfo']['craftSellPrice'])[2] + ', diffs: ' + gw2lib.formatCoins(rec['buyDiff'])[2]\
+ ', ' + gw2lib.formatCoins(rec['sellDiff'])[2]
printTrimRecTrail(rec['ingredients'])
print ''
end = time.time()
print (end-start)/60, 'minutes'
