Hi! the plugin works fine, I can send file to the QC cloud for save and also for backesting. However, it does not run, because I get the error message that there has be only one file names "main.py". Ok, I understand, for python projects only one file possible. But how to manage this file name (everytime the same)?? If I press - as described in the manual - the right button in the solution explorer in VS, I can choose send for backtest and give it a project name. However, in the solution explorer there are all the different example algorithms files that come with LEAN and thus all resulting in an error sending to the cloud for backtesting! It is not practicle to have one filename for all files, no meaning!! Thus, how to do?? The idea is great to have VS and plug-in for backtesting, but only one filename.... hopefully there is something wrong in my configuration.... thanks and best wishes....
Alexandre Catarino
In QuantConnect Cloud, main.py is the file the engine looks for the class that inherits from QCAlgorithm (or QCAlgorithmFramework), so you have to have one and just one main.py file. You can add more files to the project, but they cannot have a class that inherits from QCAlgorithm (or QCAlgorithmFramework).
We will work on a solution to make it "smarter".
Meanwhile, after you send the file, you will have to open the project in your browser and rename the file.
Carpediem911
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