add scripts dir (start to convert some bash functions into python)

scripts/request_api.py

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+import requests
+import argparse
+
+
+api_urls = {
+    "ethgas": "https://ethgasstation.info/api/ethgasAPI.json",
+    "ifconfig": "http://ifconfig.co"
+}
+
+
+def print_eth_gas():
+    api_url = api_urls['ethgas']
+
+    eth_gas_json = requests.get(api_url).json()
+
+    safe_low = eth_gas_json['safeLow'] / 10
+    avg_price = eth_gas_json['average'] / 10
+    fast_price = eth_gas_json['fast'] / 10
+    fastest_price = eth_gas_json['fastest'] / 10
+
+    print(f"Safe Low Price in GEWI: {safe_low}")
+    print(f"Average Price in GEWI: {avg_price}")
+    print(f"Fast Price in GEWI: {fast_price}")
+    print(f"Fastest Price in GEWI: {fastest_price}")
+
+
+def print_ifconfig():
+    api_url = api_urls['ifconfig']
+
+    headers = {
+        "User-Agent": "curl/7.55.1"
+    }
+    print(requests.get(api_url, headers=headers).text)
+
+
+api_funcs = {
+    "ethgas": print_eth_gas,
+    "ifconfig": print_ifconfig
+}
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Get API name to fetch")
+    parser.add_argument("api_name", metavar="<API NAME>", type=str)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.api_name in str(api_funcs.keys()):
+        api_funcs[args.api_name]()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()