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problem with sentdex data

set_symbol_lookup_date('2012-10-01')
fetch_csv('http://sentdex.com/api/finance/sentiment-signals/sample/', pre_func = preview)

It hangs there and was timed out as following:

TimeoutException: Fetcher data not processed in 360 seconds
There was a runtime error on line 9.

4 responses

Hi Roy,

This error means that the input file is too big for Fetcher to read in. Fetcher has 360 seconds to read in the CSV file or it raises the timeout exception that you mentioned. In this case, I would recommend downloading the CSV to your local machine, and then uploading a subset of it to a public directory as outlined in the help documentation. A smaller file will be read in properly.

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One other point -- we're working with Sentdex to store and provide the data natively on Quantopian similar to Accern, Estimize, Quandl and EventVestor.

When we get it polished up and available publicly, I'll come back and comment here.

Thanks
Josh

Disclaimer

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.

Merry Christmas! Is the data available yet :)

Hi Karol,

Yes it is! You can find it here: https://www.quantopian.com/data/sentdex/sentiment