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diff --git a/currencies.py b/currencies.py
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+import requests
+import json
+
+class CurrencyConv:
+    def __init__(self, currency_json_url: str="https://open.er-api.com/v6/latest/USD"):
+        try:
+            self._currency_data = json.loads(requests.get(currency_json_url).text)
+        except:
+            raise Exception("Unable to load currency data from " + currency_json_url)
+        self._currency_rates = self._currency_data["rates"]
+    
+    def convert(self, amount: float, from_currency: str, to_currency: str) -> float:
+        # handle some conversion errors
+        from_currency = from_currency.replace("\xa0", "").strip().upper()
+        from_currency= from_currency.replace("₱", "PHP")
+        from_currency = from_currency.replace("¥", "JPY")
+        try:
+            if from_currency == to_currency:
+                return amount
+            return amount * self._currency_rates[to_currency] / self._currency_rates[from_currency]
+        except:
+            raise Exception("Unable to convert from " + from_currency + " to " + to_currency)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    converter = CurrencyConv()
+    print(converter.convert(100.0, "SGD", "USD"))