try:

req = urllib2.Request(url, request, headers)

response = urllib2.urlopen(req)

jsonResponse = response.read()

return jsonResponse

except urllib2.URLError:

print 'Oops there is some issue with the request'

exit()

except urllib2.HTTPError:

print 'Oops there is some issue with the request' + urllib2.HTTPError.getcode()

endPoint = 'https://api.betfair.com/exchange/betting/rest/v1.0/listEventTypes/'

event_type_req = '{"filter":{ }}'

print 'Calling listEventTypes to get event Type ID'

eventTypesResponse = callAping(endPoint, event_type_req)

"""

eventTypeLoads = json.loads(eventTypesResponse)

"""

if(eventTypesResult is not None):

for event in eventTypesResult:

eventTypeName = event['eventType']['name']

if( eventTypeName == requestedEventTypeName):

if(eventTypeID is not None):

print 'Calling listMarketCatalouge Operation to get MarketID and selectionId'

endPoint = 'https://api.betfair.com/exchange/betting/rest/v1.0/listMarketCatalogue/'

now = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')

market_catalouge_req = '{"filter":{"eventTypeIds":["' + eventTypeID + '"],"marketCountries":["GB"],"marketTypeCodes":["WIN"],'\

'"marketStartTime":{"from":"' + now + '"}},"sort":"FIRST_TO_START","maxResults":"1","marketProjection":["RUNNER_METADATA"]}'

"""

market_catalouge_response = callAping(endPoint, market_catalouge_req)

"""

market_catalouge_loads = json.loads(market_catalouge_response)

if( marketId is not None):

print 'Calling listMarketBook to read prices for the Market with ID :' + marketId

market_book_req = '{"marketIds":["' + marketId + '"],"priceProjection":{"priceData":["EX_BEST_OFFERS"]}}'

"""

endPoint = 'https://api.betfair.com/exchange/betting/rest/v1.0/listMarketBook/'

market_book_response = callAping(endPoint, market_book_req)

"""

market_book_loads = json.loads(market_book_response)

print 'Please find Best three available prices for the runners'

for marketBook in market_book_result:

try:

runners = marketBook['runners']

for runner in runners:

print 'Selection id is ' + str(runner['selectionId'])

if (runner['status'] == 'ACTIVE'):

print 'Available to back price :' + str(runner['ex']['availableToBack'])

print 'Available to lay price :' + str(runner['ex']['availableToLay'])

else:

print 'This runner is not active'

except:

if( marketId is not None and selectionId is not None):

print 'Calling placeOrder for marketId :' + marketId + ' with selection id :' + str(selectionId)

place_order_Req = '{"marketId":"' + marketId + '","instructions":'\

'[{"selectionId":"' + str(

selectionId) + '","handicap":"0","side":"BACK","orderType":"LIMIT","limitOrder":{"size":"0.01","price":"1.50","persistenceType":"LAPSE"}}],"customerRef":"test12121212121"}'

endPoint = 'https://beta-api.betfair.com/rest/v1.0/placeOrders/'

"""

place_order_Response = callAping(endPoint, place_order_Req)

place_order_load = json.loads(place_order_Response)

print 'Place order status is ' + place_order_load['status']

"""

print 'Reason for Place order failure is ' + place_order_load['instructionReports'][0]['errorCode']

"""