MT5LinuxEnhanced 0.3.1

MetaTrader5 for Linux users, improved version

MetaTrader 5 for linux system

A simple package that uses wine, rpyc and a Python Windows version to allow using MetaTrader5 on Linux.

Install

1. Install Wine.

2. Install Python for Windows on Linux with the help of Wine.

3. Find the path to python.exe.

   • Mine is installed on /home/user/.wine/drive_c/users/user/Local Settings/Application Data/Programs/Python/Python39.

4. Install mt5 library on your Windows Python version.

pip install MetaTrader5
pip install --upgrade MetaTrader5

5. Install this package on both Windows and Linux Python versions:

pip install mt5linux

Changelog

• Updated Libs.
• Ensured compatibility with the latest version of MetaTrader5.

How To Use

Follow the steps:

1. Open MetaTrader5.

2. On Windows side, start the server on a terminal:

python -m mt5linux <path/to/python.exe>

3. On Linux side, make your scripts/notebooks as you did with MetaTrader5:

# import the package
from mt5linux import MetaTrader5
# connecto to the server
mt5 = MetaTrader5(
    # host = 'localhost' (default)
    # port = 18812       (default)
) 
# use as you learned from: https://www.mql5.com/en/docs/integration/python_metatrader5/
mt5.initialize()
mt5.terminal_info()
mt5.copy_rates_from_pos('GOOG',mt5.TIMEFRAME_M1,0,1000)
# ...
# don't forget to shutdown
mt5.shutdown()

4. Be happy!

On step 2 you can provide the port, host, executable, etc... just type python -m mt5linux --help.

Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement". Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request