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build algorithm does not work every time

Hi,
when I click on the build algorithm button I sometime get results and sometime just get
the message "This backtest didn't generate any logs."
I don't change any thing in my code in between runs.

I run on windows 10 with the most updated google chrome version
any idea how to solve this?
thanks Tzvi

1 response

Hi Tzvi,
I'm not 100% sure but feel that the log data will be displayed if your program produces enough log data.
For example, assume that you have only 1 line to produce log in your handle_data function like log.info(get_datetime()) , then:

  • One week of minutely backtest data -> log will be displayed.
  • One week of daily backtest data -> NO log.
  • Three months of daily backtest data -> log will be displayed.

I'm also not sure about how much log data to be called enough.

Hope it help!
Dat