added arguments

amort.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import argparse, json
+
 def generate_amortization_schedule(principal, interest_rate, loan_term, one_time_payment=None):
     # Convert interest rate to decimal and calculate periodic interest rate
     monthly_interest_rate = interest_rate / 12 / 100
@@ -42,19 +44,39 @@ def generate_amortization_schedule(principal, interest_rate, loan_term, one_time
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # Example usage
-    principal = 100000
+    # principal = 100000
-    interest_rate = 5.0
+    # interest_rate = 5.0
-    loan_term = 3
+    # loan_term = 3
+    # 
+    def get_arguments():
+        p = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+        p. add_argument("--principal", "-p", type=float, \
+            help="set value for principal")
+        p.add_argument("---interest-rate", "-i", type=float,\
+            help="set the value for interest rate (percentage)")
+        p.add_argument("--term", "-t", type=int,\
+            help="sets the term (years)")
+        p.add_argument("--one-time", "-ot", type=str,\
+            help="factors in a one-time payment (json, example: {\"payment_number\":13,\"amount\":5000}")
+        args = p.parse_args()
+        return args.principal, args.interest_rate, args.term, args.one_time
     
-    one_time_payment = {
+    principal, interest_rate, loan_term, one_time = get_arguments()
-        'payment_number': 13,
+    if one_time is not None:
-        'amount': 5000
+        one_time_payment = json.loads(one_time)
-    }
+    else: one_time_payment = None
+    # one_time_payment = {
+    #     'payment_number': 13,
+    #     'amount': 5000
+    # }
 
     schedule = generate_amortization_schedule(principal, interest_rate, loan_term, one_time_payment)
 
     # Display the amortization schedule
     for payment in schedule:
         # print(payment)
+        if payment["Remaining Balance"] < 0:
+            break
         attrs = [payment[key] for key in payment]
         print(attrs)
+