pymt5linux

Forked from lucas-campagna/mt5linux. This is a up-to-date version which incorporates recent MT5 software updates. It works with Python 3.13.

As an alternative to the setup below, you can also opt to run a Docker image of MT5 with x11/noVNC remote access. Check out mt5docker for details.

How To Use

1. Install (as per MT5 Linux user guide):

   • Wine in your Linux machine.
   • Python for Windows inside Wine.
   • MT5 software inside Wine.

2. Install MetaTrader5 package inside your Wine Python installation.

pip install MetaTrader5

3. Install pymt5linux package in both Wine and Linux Python versions.

pip install pymt5linux

4. Establish the connection.

• Open the MT5 terminal in Wine.

• Run the MT5 server in Wine.

python -m pymt5linux <path/to/python.exe>,

or if you want to specify the host and port:

python -m pymt5linux --host localhost --port 8001 <path/to/python.exe>

• Run your Linux script.

# import the package
from pymt5linux import MetaTrader5

# establish the connection
mt5 = MetaTrader5()

# or if you specified the host and port in the previous step:
mt5 = MetaTrader5(host="localhost", port=8001)

5. Make sure you test with a DEMO account first, then have fun!

Most importantly, see MetaQuotes' official documentation.