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pandas wrapper for Bloomberg Open API
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What is the latest version of python this will work with? #16

Closed NoahKauffman closed 7 years ago

NoahKauffman commented 7 years ago

Running into some issues using this with some other code that references packages that are only compatible with python 3.6.

What is the latest version of python that this will work with? And is there any hack if I am working in 3.6 whereby I could get data to run (other than running commands such as os.system('python2.7 etc..')?

matthewgilbert commented 7 years ago

I believe this should work with any python 3.x, what's the specific issue with the package you are having using python 3.6?

NoahKauffman commented 7 years ago

I get the following error:

C:\Windows\system32>conda install -n py36 -c dsm blpapi Fetching package metadata ............. Solving package specifications: .

UnsatisfiableError: The following specifications were found to be in conflict:

But a bit confused because bloomberg says that they don't have a 3.6 release. The last release they have 3.5: https://bintray.com/bloomberg/BLPAPI-Experimental-Generic/download_file?file_path=blpapi-3.9.0b1.win32-py3.5.msi

64-bit: https://bintray.com/bloomberg/BLPAPI-Experimental-Generic/download_file?file_path=blpapi-3.9.0b1.win-amd64-py3.5.msi

And that release is not posted here: https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/

However Bloomberg did say that some people had managed to get it working in 3.6 but that they don't support it.

Do you have any thoughts on this error above?

matthewgilbert commented 7 years ago

This is more to do with installing blpapi than with pdblp which sits on top of blpapi. The issue you are having trying to conda install from the dsm channel is that for windows there is only a package for python 2.7. This has nothing to do with blpapi compatibility, simply the person who runs this channel on Anaconda Cloud has not packaged blpapi for more recent python versions of windows.

I don't use windows very often so have no experience getting blpapi to run with python 3.6. When I have used windows I just used the most recent binary installer from https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/support/api-library/

NoahKauffman commented 7 years ago

Great, thanks. OK, I got it working for 3.5. Not sure what people are doing to get it working for 3.6.

The folder location for the 3.5 blpapi got installed at C:\Python35\Lib\site-packages\blpapi ... I suppose its not as simple as dragging that folder into C:\Python36\Lib\site-packages\blpapi. Thanks anyways for the response!

MarekOzana commented 6 years ago

I use pdblp with python 3.6.3, You could either

I hope it helps.