MetaTrader5 for linux users
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MetaTrader 5 for linux system
A simple package that uses wine, rpyc and a Python Windows version to allow using MetaTrader5 on Linux.
Install
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Install Wine.
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Install Python for Windows on Linux with the help of Wine.
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Find the path to
python.exe
.- Mine is installed on
/home/user/.wine/drive_c/users/user/Local Settings/Application Data/Programs/Python/Python39
.
- Mine is installed on
-
Install mt5 library on your Windows Python version.
pip install MetaTrader5
pip install --upgrade MetaTrader5
- Install this package on both Windows and Linux Python versions:
pip install mt5linux
How To Use
Follow the steps:
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Open MetaTrader5.
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On Windows side, start the server on a terminal:
python -m mt5linux <path/to/python.exe>
- 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()
- Be happy!
On step 2 you can provide the port, host, executable, etc... just type python -m mt5linux --help
.
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