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import krakenex

api = krakenex.API()
api.key    = 'API_KEY'
api.secret = 'API_SECRET'

resp = api.query_private('AddOrder', {
    'pair':      'XXBTZUSD',
    'type':      'buy',
    'ordertype': 'limit',
    'price':     '50000',
    'volume':    '1.0',
})
print(resp['result'])

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