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+import base64
+import hashlib
+import hmac
+import time
+import json
+from urllib.request import urlopen, Request
+from urllib.error import HTTPError, URLError
+
+base_url = 'https://api.btcmarkets.net'
+
+
+def makeHttpCall(method, apiKey, privateKey, path, queryString, data=None):
+    if data is not None:
+        data = json.dumps(data)
+
+    headers = buildHeaders(method, apiKey, privateKey, path, data)
+    fullPath = ''
+    if queryString is None:
+        fullPath = path
+    else:
+        fullPath = path + '?' + queryString
+
+    try:
+        http_request = Request(base_url + fullPath, data, headers, method = method)
+
+        if method == 'POST' or method == 'PUT':
+            response = urlopen(http_request, data = bytes(data, encoding="utf-8"))
+        else:
+            response = urlopen(http_request)
+
+        return json.loads(str(response.read(), "utf-8"))
+    except URLError as e:
+        errObject = json.loads(e.read())
+        if hasattr(e, 'code'):
+            errObject['statusCode'] = e.code
+
+        return errObject
+
+
+def buildHeaders(method, apiKey, privateKey, path, data):
+    now = str(int(time.time() * 1000))
+    message = method + path + now
+    if data is not None:
+        message += data
+
+    signature = signMessage(privateKey, message)
+
+    headers = {
+        "Accept": "application/json",
+        "Accept-Charset": "UTF-8",
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+        "BM-AUTH-APIKEY": apiKey,
+        "BM-AUTH-TIMESTAMP": now,
+        "BM-AUTH-SIGNATURE": signature
+    }
+
+    return headers
+
+
+def signMessage(privateKey, message):
+    presignature = base64.b64encode(hmac.new(
+        privateKey, message.encode('utf-8'), digestmod=hashlib.sha512).digest())
+    signature = presignature.decode('utf8')
+
+    return signature
+
+
+class BTCMarkets:
+
+    def __init__(self, apiKey, privateKey):
+        self.apiKey = apiKey
+        self.privateKey = base64.b64decode(privateKey)
+
+    def get_orders(self):
+
+        return makeHttpCall('GET', self.apiKey, self.privateKey, '/v3/orders', 'status=all')
+
+    def place_new_order(self):
+
+        model = {
+            'marketId': 'BTC-AUD',
+            'price': '100.12',
+            'amount': '1.034',
+            'type': 'Limit',
+            'side': 'Bid'
+        }
+
+        return makeHttpCall('POST', self.apiKey, self.privateKey, '/v3/orders', None, model)
+
+    def cancel_order(self):
+
+        return makeHttpCall('DELETE', self.apiKey, self.privateKey, '/v3/orders', 'id=1224905')
+
+api_key = 'add api key here'
+private_key = 'add private key here'
+
+client = BTCMarkets(api_key, private_key)
+
+# print(client.get_orders())
+# print(client.place_new_order())
+# print(client.cancel_order())