How would I import an RSS feed which gives me an XML file as custom data into my algorithm in Python?
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How would I import an RSS feed which gives me an XML file as custom data into my algorithm in Python?
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Chadwick Adebiyi
Here is a link to the RSS feed that I am trying to import as custom data:Â
https://tradingeconomics.com/rss/news.aspx?i=gdp
Xin Wei
Hi Chadwick,
We recently added Trading Economics in our data library. It's not an RSS feed, but please check it out if that's what you need for the strategy. Also, here's a QC demonstration algorithm of using the Trading Economics data. I hope this helps.
Chadwick Adebiyi
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