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Filtering by IPO Date
Zigzag doom
edited Nov 14, 2017
Tools and Tips Pipeline

Hi there,

I had a look on the forums but could not find an answer that could help me out (I am still getting up to speed with Python + Quantopian API).

I am trying to create a boolean filter for the pipeline, by IPO date:

#filter by IPO date  
ipo_date = Fundamentals.ipo_date.latest > datetime.strptime('2015-01-01', '%Y-%m-%d')

Clearly the issue is with the "Fundamentals.ipo_date.latest", but I am not sure how to convert it into a format that can be compared.

Any help on the issue is greatly appreciated!

2 responses
Ernesto Perez
Nov 15, 2017

Hi Zigzag,

Pipeline factors cannot be directly compared to datetime objects. The best way to accomplish what you are trying to do would be to include the ipo_date factor in your pipeline's output, and then filter the resulting DataFrame in before_trading_start using the datetime object.

Attached you will find an example. I hope this helps.

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Zigzag doom
Nov 15, 2017

Thanks Ernesto, much appreciated!

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