pybov 0.1.2

Python library for processing data from B3

About

b3 is a Python library that allows extracting data provided by B3. The library was designed to be part of a software for analysis of public companies, although it can be used on its own for other purposes.

What is B3?

B3 is the Brazilian stock exchange. Among its responsibilities is buying and selling securities, such as stocks and stock options.

Note that, as B3 is concerned with market data, it is beyond its scope to store or provide financial data from publicly-held companies, such as the balance sheet and the income statement. Such financial data is the responsibility of CVM, and its automated handling is possible with the library cvm.

Usage

To retrieve online information of companies:

>>> import b3
>>> co = b3.company_detail('1023')
>>> co.company_name
'BCO BRASIL S.A.'
>>> co.cnpj
'00000000000191'
>>> co.company_code
'BBAS'

To extract historical quotes:

import b3

with b3.historical_quotes_reader('path/to/COTAHIST.txt') as reader:
    for bulletin in reader:
        print(bulletin)

Disclaimer

b3 is an open-source library that has no connection or affiliation with B3. The library uses the public API from B3's website and was created solely for educational purposes. Read B3's Terms of Use for details about your rights to use their information.