def checkout(self):
gateway = AfricasTalkingGateway(self.APP_USERNAME, self.API_KEY)
# Specify the name of your Africa's Talking payment product
productName = "ABC"
# The phone number of the customer checking out
phoneNumber = "+25471XXXXXX"
# The 3-Letter ISO currency code for the checkout amount
currencyCode = "KES"
# The checkout amount
amount = 100.50
# Any metadata that you would like to send along with this request
# This metadata will be included when we send back the final payment notification
metadata = {"agentId": "654", "productId": "321"}
# The provider channel the payment will be initiated from e.g a paybill number
providerChannel = None
try:
# Initiate the checkout. If successful, you will get back a transactionId
transactionId = gateway.initiateMobilePaymentCheckout(
productName, phoneNumber, currencyCode, amount, metadata,
providerChannel)
print "The transactionId is " + transactionId
except AfricasTalkingGatewayException, e:
print 'Received error response: %s' % str(e)
