QuantConnect.com Interaction via API (python edition)

What is it

quantconnect is a Python package providing interaction via API with QuantConnect.com.

This package can be installed with pip:

>>> pip install quantconnect -U

Local installation:

>>> pip install -e Lean/PythonToolbox

Enter Python's interpreter and type the following commands:

>>> from quantconnect.api import Api
>>> api = Api(your-user-id, your-token)
>>> p = api.list_projects()
>>> print(len(p['projects']))

For your user id and token, please visit your account page.

Edit setup.py to set the desired package version. Then, create the distribution and upload it with twine.:

>>> python setup.py sdist
>>> twine upload  dist/*

Create beautiful HTML/PDF reports for sharing your LEAN backtest results in Python. For more information see the [Tutorial](https://www.quantconnect.com/tutorials/open-source/lean-report-creator)