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HI ALL ,
would you kindly help with the below , am not getting the bcktest results , I have compiled and went fine , but for backtest it is not working ? your input is highly appreciated
best regards
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Jack Simonson
Hi Ashraf,
In Python algorithms, the file that gets run is main.py. Since most of your code appears to be in the file main_01.py, please try renaming it to main.py and renaming the current main.py file to another name. Otherwise, you can copy-and-paste your code in main_01.py to main.py and it should run, assuming it all compiles.
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Ashraf Said
within the python script .i.e. main.py before compiling it ? if so shall I use class , or def ?
your answer is highly appreciated
Best Regards
ashraf
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Jack Simonson
Hi Ashraf,
The current format of your code is fine -- that is, using the QCAlgorithm class. This is what builds the algorithm that gets run. You can find a lot of good examples of algorithm code structure here. The code in main.py will compile so long as all references, imports, etc. are valid, but some invalid Python operations won't be caught until runtime (i.e. invalid dictionary indexing, just as an example).
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Ashraf Said
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Best Regards
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Jack Simonson
Can you attach a backtest? The image failed to show up. This will make it easier for us to debug the issue.
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