swigibpy 0.2.1

Third party Python API for Interactive Brokers

Overview

Interactive Brokers Python API, auto generated from C++ API using SWIG.

Latest version: 0.2.1 (TWS API v9.65)

Install

Use pip (recommended):

$ pip install swigibpy

Alternatively download your archive of choice and run:

$ python setup.py install

Usage

To use simply import the swigibpy module, see the examples directory for more. For API reference refer to the C++ API documentation.

Develop

Contributions are welcome! For developement you can build the extension in the current dir:

$ python setup.py build_ext --build-lib .

To regenerate the SWIG wrappers (SWIG 2.0+ required), in the IB API directory run:

$ swig -v -c++ -python -threads -o swig_wrap.cpp -outdir .. -modern
    -fastdispatch -nosafecstrings -noproxydel -fastproxy -fastinit
    -fastunpack -fastquery -modernargs -nobuildnone ../swigify_ib.i

NOTE: SWIG options -builtin and -fvirtual are not compatible with swigibpy’s interface file.

License

swigibpy original code is free software under the New BSD license.

Interactive Brokers propriety C++ API is copyright Interactive Brokers LLC. swigibpy is in no way supported or endorsed by Interactive Brokers LLC.

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