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# swap\_tokens

## Function

```python
def swap_tokens(account, router_name, token_route, estimated_swap_result, slippage_percent, taxed=False, attempts=18):
    routers = json.load(open('./data/routers.json'))
    router_contract = load_contract(routers[router_name][0], routers[router_name][1])
    approve_token_spending(account, token_route[0], routers[router_name][0], estimated_swap_result[0])
    if token_route[-1] == "0xA1077a294dDE1B09bB078844df40758a5D0f9a27":
        tx = router_contract.functions.swapExactTokensForETH(
            estimated_swap_result[0],
            estimated_swap_result[1] - round(estimated_swap_result[1] * (slippage_percent / 100)),
            token_route,
            account.address,
            int(time.time()) + (60 * 3)
        )
        tx_params = {
            "from": account.address,
            "nonce": get_nonce(account.address)
        }
    elif token_route[0] == "0xA1077a294dDE1B09bB078844df40758a5D0f9a27":
        if taxed:
            swap_function = router_contract.functions.swapExactETHForTokensSupportingFeeOnTransferTokens
        else:
            swap_function = router_contract.functions.swapExactETHForTokens
        tx = swap_function(
            0,
            token_route,
            account.address,
            int(time.time()) + (60 * 3)
        )
        tx_params = {
            "from": account.address,
            "nonce": get_nonce(account.address),
            "value": estimated_swap_result[0]
        }
    else:
        if taxed:
            swap_function = router_contract.functions.swapExactTokensForETHSupportingFeeOnTransferTokens
        else:
            swap_function = router_contract.functions.swapExactTokensForETH
        tx = swap_function(
            estimated_swap_result[0],
            estimated_swap_result[1] - (estimated_swap_result[1] * slippage_percent),
            token_route,
            account.address,
            int(time.time()) + (60 * 3)
        )
        tx_params = {
            "from": account.address,
            "nonce": get_nonce(account.address)
        }
    try:
        tx = tx.build_transaction(tx_params)
        return broadcast_transaction(account, tx, True, attempts)
    except Exception as e:
        if error := interpret_exception_message(e):
            logging.error("{}. Failed to swap".format(error))
        return False
```

## Description

* Load a list of routers
* Load the router by name
* Approve tokens for swapping
* Determine which Uniswap v2 swap function to use
* Create a transaction to swap token0 to token1 with an expiry time of 3 minutes
* Broadcast and return True/False


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