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when i start the backtesting, it will automatically name my backtest
e.g.
Started backtest named 'Focused Fluorescent Yellow' for project 'helloworld'
can i change the backtest name instead of using the default one? can i do it in main.py?
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Mia Alissi
Yes, you can rename your backtest. The platform gives an arbitrary name to your backtest result files, but you can follow these steps to rename them:
However, this renaming process is done after the backtest has been run, not within the
main.pyfile. The backtest name is automatically generated at the start of the backtest and currently, there's no feature to set this name within the algorithm code itself.For more information, you can refer to the documentation.
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