Market Alert BOT and Mediabros API Release version 2025-07-31

by | 31-Jul-2025 | Software Development Portfolio

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Market Alert BOT and Mediabros API Release version 2025-07-31

We are thrilled to announce the latest major release for the Market Alert BOT and Mediabros API, rolled out on July 31, 2025. This comprehensive update focuses on enhancing performance, bolstering security, and improving the overall developer and user experience across our suite of financial data tools.

Market Alert Bot: A Smarter, Faster Telegram Companion

The Market Alert Bot, our popular Telegram bot for real-time currency exchange rates and cryptocurrency prices, has received a significant overhaul.

  • The core of this upgrade is the migration of the python-telegram-bot library from version 13.15 to the latest 22.3. This crucial update enables the bot to leverage async/await patterns for command handlers, leading to a more responsive and efficient user experience.
  • Users will notice faster responses and a more seamless interaction when querying for Colombian Pesos (COP) and Venezuelan Bolívares (VEB) against the US Dollar, or any major cryptocurrency price.
  • We’ve also introduced new Venezuelan Bolivar exchange rate commands (/bsf, /mon) with dedicated API endpoints, expanding the bot’s utility.
  • Furthermore, the project’s documentation has been significantly improved, offering comprehensive setup instructions, usage guides, and detailed API documentation.

Streamlined Exchange Rate APIs: bcv-exchange-rates and cop-exchange-rates

Our dedicated APIs for Venezuelan Bolivar (BCV) and Colombian Peso (COP) exchange rates have undergone a significant transformation.

  • Both bcv-exchange-rates and cop-exchange-rates projects are now prepared for distribution as PyPI packages. This means developers can easily install and integrate these powerful APIs into their Python projects using pip or poetry, simplifying dependency management and deployment.
  • Beyond packaging, we’ve updated all dependencies to their latest versions to proactively address security vulnerabilities identified by Snyk, ensuring the data you receive is not only accurate but also secure.
  • The project structures have been refined, and the README files for both APIs have been greatly enhanced with detailed, bilingual documentation covering installation, usage, and development guidelines.

Mediabros APIs: Robust Backend for Financial Intelligence

The mediabros_apis project, our serverless application built with Chalice and FastAPI, serves as the robust backend for our Telegram and WhatsApp bots, providing a variety of functionalities including currency exchange rate lookups and API error reporting. This 1.1.0 major version update introduces several critical improvements.

  • We’ve integrated external GitHub repositories for exchange rate data, diversifying our data sources for greater accuracy and resilience.
  • A complete integration test suite has been implemented, covering all API endpoints to guarantee reliability and consistency.
  • The project’s Python dependencies have been modernized, now supporting Python 3.11+ (up to 3.13), and we’ve transitioned from the outdated passlib[bcrypt] library to Werkzeug for password encryption, significantly enhancing security.
  • Deployment has also been streamlined with the introduction of SLS alongside the existing Chalice method.
  • As with our other projects, the mediabros_apis README has been extensively updated with bilingual setup instructions and comprehensive API documentation.

Enhanced Development Environment and Security

Across all projects, we’ve standardized and updated our development environment configurations.

Python version requirements have been updated to 3.13, and Node.js to v20, ensuring compatibility with the latest tools and best practices.

These updates, coupled with the dependency vulnerability fixes, underscore our commitment to providing secure, efficient, and developer-friendly tools.

Conclusion

This release represents a significant step forward in our mission to deliver reliable and accessible financial data. We encourage all users and developers to explore these new features and leverage the enhanced capabilities to build innovative applications and stay informed in the dynamic financial landscape.

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