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Hi there!
Writing a longer and more complex code, I got the following message: "Error! File exceeds the maximum size of 64k characters."
I was not able to find this error discussed anywhere, hence this discussion.
Is this (rather low) 64k character limit per python file a hard limit that will remain the same in the future?
I am currently trying to separate the complexity of the strategy between different files and modules, to stay under the limit.
I may however reach another limit soon: does the 200kb limit is still there for an algorithm without using the partial class trick?
(see
https://www.quantconnect.com/forum/discussion/507/why-limit-the-size-of-the-algorithm-to-200k/p1
)
Thanks, and keep up with the good work!
Laurent Crouzet
Hum, it is almost a week and no answer: maybe you missed my questions above (first about the current limit of 64k characters per file, second about the 200 kb limit)?
No hurry, but the 64k characters limit can be somewhat burdensome for complex strategies, hence the questions above...
Derek Melchin
Hi Laurent,
Yes, the 64K characters is the hard limit will remain in the near future.
Best,
Derek Melchin
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Laurent Crouzet
Thanks, Derek Melchin !
So you advise to split the more complex strategies into multiple (potentially many) files, right?
Derek Melchin
Hi Laurent,
That's correct.
Best,
Derek Melchin
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Laurent Crouzet
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