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install locally

Hi

i get the following error:

conda install -c quantopian zipline=1.0.2
Fetching package metadata .............
Solving package specifications: ....

UnsatisfiableError: The following specifications were found to be in conflict:
- python 3.5*
- zipline 1.0.2
*
Use "conda info " to see the dependencies for each package.

Can someone lead me to good instructions of how to install zipline on my machine. What version of anaconda/python is needed?

Many thanks!
Peter

5 responses

Hi Peter,

You'll need a conda environment with python 2.7 or 3.4. There's an open issue to test and package zipline for 3.5, but we haven't gotten to it yet!

Best,
Rich

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Hi Peter,

I'm a little late to the party. Here's how you can create Python 3.4 env and install zipline:
Open cmd(admin mode) on Windows:
1. conda create -n py34 python=3.4 anaconda //py34 is just the name I used, name whatever you want
2. activate py34
3. conda install -c Quantopian zipline

Mayur

This is the first I'm hearing of running quantopian algo locally. Is there a guide anywhere on how to do it? Does it have the same features and API as running an algorithm through quantopian.com?

Hey Luke,

The main features are essentially the same; the big difference is that you need to use your own data. There is a setup guide on zipline.io and the code for zipline can be found on GitHub

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The material on this website is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy, or a recommendation or endorsement for any security or strategy, nor does it constitute an offer to provide investment advisory services by Quantopian. In addition, the material offers no opinion with respect to the suitability of any security or specific investment. No information contained herein should be regarded as a suggestion to engage in or refrain from any investment-related course of action as none of Quantopian nor any of its affiliates is undertaking to provide investment advice, act as an adviser to any plan or entity subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity, or give advice in a fiduciary capacity with respect to the materials presented herein. If you are an individual retirement or other investor, contact your financial advisor or other fiduciary unrelated to Quantopian about whether any given investment idea, strategy, product or service described herein may be appropriate for your circumstances. All investments involve risk, including loss of principal. Quantopian makes no guarantees as to the accuracy or completeness of the views expressed in the website. The views are subject to change, and may have become unreliable for various reasons, including changes in market conditions or economic circumstances.

which is the best performance {as in best backtest performance} / most tested { OS / environment } for zipline: Win, Ubuntu or OS-X?

thx