calculator-cli 2.0.0

A calculator REPL CLI with mpmath and ECB exchange rates

calculator-cli

calculator-cli opens an embedded Python console with mpmath loaded into the namespace and ECB exchange conversion built in.

REPL Usage

Normal Python expressions stay normal Python expressions:

1 / 3
2 ** 10

The _ variable is stored as the last result and can be used as in the usual Python REPL.

mpmath names are already loaded, so mpmath expressions work directly:

sin(pi)
sqrt(2)
quad(lambda x: exp(-x**2), [0, inf])

sin(pi) is displayed as 0 because the REPL display hook uses mpmath.chop(...) before printing.

Exchange helpers are also available:

convert(100, "EUR", "USD")
refresh_exchange()

convert(...) returns an mpmath.mpf, so _ stays numeric and can be reused in later calculations. In the REPL it is displayed as:

116.84 USD [on 2026-04-13]

Run

uv run calculator
uv run c

Help:

uv run calculator --help

Custom cache directory:

uv run calculator --cache ./cache

Exchange cache

On every startup the app runs refresh_exchange().

• The cache file is ecb_rates.json.
• The file stores the ECB rate date, the local retrieval date, and the currency table.
• If the cache was already retrieved today, no network request is made.
• If today is different, the app fetches the ECB XML feed again and rewrites the cache.

Default cache location:

• Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\calculator-cli\ecb_rates.json
• Unix-like systems: ${XDG_CACHE_HOME:-~/.cache}/calculator-cli/ecb_rates.json

Local Install

uv sync

uv run calculator

License

This package is distributed under the Apache-2.0 License.