Metatrader5 and Python

Quoting rudy5

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Something I’ve been doing which might help people is to have plotly auto save images of my entry triggers. https://plotly.com/python/static-image-export/

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import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
from datetime import datetime
import MetaTrader5 as mt5
import pytz
# display data on the MetaTrader 5 package
print("MetaTrader5 package author: ",mt5.__author__)
print("MetaTrader5 package version: ",mt5.__version__)
# establish connection to MetaTrader 5 terminal
if not mt5.initialize():
    print("initialize() failed, error code =",mt5.last_error())
    
# set time zone to UTC
timezone = pytz.timezone("Etc/UTC")
#create 'datetime' objects in UTC time zone to avoid the implementation of a local time zone offset
utc_from = datetime(2020, 1, 1, tzinfo=timezone)
utc_to = datetime(2020, 1, 11, hour = 13, tzinfo=timezone)
ratesUJ = mt5.copy_rates_range("USDJPY",  mt5.TIMEFRAME_M1, utc_from, utc_to)
#ratesUJ = mt5.copy_rates_range("USDJPY",  mt5.TIMEFRAME_M5, utc_from, utc_to)
# shut down connection to the MetaTrader 5 terminal
mt5.shutdown()
# create DataFrame out of the obtained data
ratesUJ =  pd.DataFrame(ratesUJ)
print(ratesUJ.head()

Quoting bralgo

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Please assist, I am having challenge when downloading TIMEFRAME_M1 in python. I can only download prices for TIMEFRAME_M5 going upwards.This started when I recently updated MT5, now i get the 'time error' in the python terminall. Please have a look at my code below. import numpy as np import pandas as pd from datetime import datetime import MetaTrader5 as mt5 import pytz # display data on the MetaTrader 5 package print("MetaTrader5 package author: ",mt5.__author__) print("MetaTrader5 package version: ",mt5.__version__) # establish connection to...

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Quoting fxke62

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Advice please! I am an (5yrs) experienced (database/filemaker) developer. I have just started learning Python. How many months would it take me before I can A. download historic data from MT5 B. program bots in python to trade on MT5? Assume I learn fast and spend 1 hour a day, 6 days a week on learning Python. Thanks for your ideas!

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Quoting fxke62

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Thanks Bralgo for the useful links, I have read a lot already. However my question still stands. Copying scripts makes me a monkey that doesn't know what he is doing.

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Quoting fxke62

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Yes that is exact;y my plan (in execution now).

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Quoting loopd

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Just to be clear the MT5 API with python only work in live trading, and will not work in MT5 built in strat tester. so you have to write your own back test engine right? Thx

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Quoting fxke62

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{quote} IF that was possible, yes for those good with python (i am just starting). but i thought i understood from your post as of now it is not possible?

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Quoting kasinath

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So, ever since i discovered TA-Lib and saw @nicholisen's endorsements, I'm exploring using python to build WORA trading robots. Now, in the short term, I would still use MT5 and/or MT4, but I am ready to get on the python train and be rid of MQL. Like, Forever. With that said, I hear that if i were looking to adopt Python, MT backtesting may not be as straightforward, or not possible. Is there a way around that? I'd imagine it should be possible to write a shell EA in MQL, whose sole purpose is to take inputs and send them over TCP/IP to a python...

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