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Is there a reasonable way to put together a Python environment with the libraries needed for running the scripts developed here on QuantConnect? The web-based IDE is awkward and slow compared to development I do on my own systems. I have a very simple start on an alogrithm running in QuantConnect. I have a partner with a well thought out trading idea I am sure can be developed to run here. At this point, simple but awkward aspects of QC are giving me a set of problems that are not really part of the program I am trying to write. I would like to take the script I started and run it in a python environment on one of my servers where the environment is more familiar and does not the web interface complicating the world.
When the program closer to being ready for live trading, I envisioning porting it back into QC in order to have the connections to live trading, which I assume is an interface I would be better off not trying to develop, or could not do for all I know..
Carlarogers
I found this in the documentation, which appears to provide most of the information needed.
Local DevelopmentIf you prefer coding in your own development environment, you can download the LEAN Open Source project and work locally. We recommend using Visual Studio as your programming environment because of the plugin that we offer for development. Visual Studio Community Edition has the full power of Visual Studio and enables programming in C#, F#, and Python.
If you're running on Mac or Linux, you can also use MonoDevelop or Xamarin Studio and copy-paste your algorithms into QuantConnect.com. Check out the LEAN-Getting Started Tutorial for more information. The LEAN installation takes about 5 minutes.
Python users should follow the Python Installation process line by line. It specifically requires Python 3.6.6.
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Jasper van Merle
Hi Carlarogers,
The documentation you found is outdated, we no longer offer a Visual Studio plugin. The easiest way to run LEAN locally is using the CLI, which uses the official LEAN Docker images to run your algorithm locally. These images contain the same Python libraries as are available on QuantConnect.
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