Python Library Released For The Coinbase API

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22 points·barmstrong··5 comments

Library author here. Happy to answer any questions you might have and happy to contribute to the Coinbase and BitCoin communities!

Seems cool. Wouldn't mind seeing a Ruby one. But as another poster jokes about- it seems that being able to actually execute trades with Coinbase right now is a major issue. I tried to buy coins like 4 times a few weeks ago, and was unable to each time.

I'd love to use a library like this to setup some buying/selling scripts for myself, but I fear that the majority of the trades wouldn't go through, which is ungood.

I realize you're probably not the person who is in charge of making Coinbase function, but if Coinbase isn't functioning then it isn't so good for your library either.

Hey there. I'm completely unaffiliated with Coinbase and I am aware of the issues they have been having and the frustration we all feel. I know they are working very hard to increase their limits and fix other issues, but is it really any different than the challenges faced by any other startup?

I believe in their business model and know that when coin is available, they provide the best method of acquiring it with USD. Over the long term, I'm sure they will figure out their challenges.

And also, they actually have an official Ruby library written by their founder. Enjoy!

Thank you for creating the library. Sorry to have placed the blame on you for Coinbase's issues.

The main thing they could do at this point would be incredibly transparent with their issues- like Heroku tries to do.

It seems like it would be the simplest thing to write. Whatever method is called, just return "Sorry, Coinbase has reached its maximum number of bitcoin purchases for the moment. Please try again later. We'll continue raising this limit over time."

:-)

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