markethours 0.1.0

A python library for referencing and localizing US stock trading hours

markethours overview

We created market markethours and the markethours.info API because we couldn’t find other free tools for accessing stock trading hours, and we wanted to provide this library to help others experiencing siliar issues.

markethours features include:

• Reference stock trading hours by date

• Automatically localize to Eastern Standard time

• Easily check whether market has opened or closed

• No user accounts needed

Getting started with markethours

In order to access the E-Trade API, you’ll need to follow the 4 steps detailed on the E-Trade developer getting started page then request an API key through the linked page. It’s also recommended that you enable real-time data in the the subscription center so that you don’t receive delayed quotes.

Installation

pip install markethours

Example usage

from markethours import MarketHours


def main():
  todays_hours = MarketHours()

  # Check if the market has opened
  print(todays_hours.market_has_opened())

  # Check if the market has closed
  print(todays_hours.market_has_closed())

  # Wait for the market to open
  todays_hours.wait_for_market_open()

  # See the number of seconds until open
  print(todays_hours.seconds_till_open())

  # Do something if there's less than a minute before
  # close. Something like this could be used in a loop
  if todays_hours.seconds_till_close() < 60:
    print('Hurry up!')

  # Show open, close, and current time in EST
  print(todays_hours.open)
  print(todays_hours.close)
  print(todays_hours.now_est())


if __name__ == '__main__':
  main()

Disclaimer: markethours comes with no warranty of any kind, and its authors accept no responsibility for any damage that might stem from use of this package. See the LICENSE file for more details.