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I’m not a coder. This looks awesome and I’d really love to try it. Can anyone tell me how to get this working or point me to a set of instructions? I see the c

by jraby3 6y ago

I’m not a coder. This looks awesome and I’d really love to try it. Can anyone tell me how to get this working or point me to a set of instructions? I see the code and read me on GitHub but don’t know what to do next. Thank you.

franga2000 6y ago
From a quick glance, the first thing you'll need to do is install Python for your platform. There are a bunch available, but for Windows I usually recommend WinPython. This one should be good: https://sourceforge.net/projects/winpython/files/WinPython_3.6/3.6.8.0/WinPython64-3.6.8.0Zero.exe/download https://sourceforge.net/projects/winpython/files/WinPython_3... . Run that and select an empty folder to install it into. When it's done, open the folder and run the "WinPython Command Prompt". Once you have that, download the code (green button "Download as ZIP") and extract it into your WinPython folder. Go into it by typing "cd GamestonkTerminal" into the terminal and press enter. The terminal should indicate you're now in that folder. Once there, run the following command: "pip -r install". This wil take some time to complete, during which you can follow the links in the "API Keys" section of the Readme and follow whatever steps they require for you to get an API key (probably have to register an account, create an "application" and create a key - it'll usually be a long random-looking string of characters). Once you have the keys, edit the "config_terminal.py" using notepad or preferably Notepad++ and put the corresponding keys where "REPLACE_ME" is at the end of each line (keep the quotes!). If you've done all that, go back to the command prompt from before and run "python ganestonk_terminal.py". The terminal should be running.
- soniman 6y ago
  Thanks
- alexhogset 6y ago
  Hi! I get two errors; 1) no such option: -r 2) Permission denied when using Git HUB Yes i'm a noob.
  - franga2000 6y ago
    1) I'm an idiot. It's "pip install -r requirements.txt". Don't know how I messed that one up. 2) Permission denied where? I'm not sure what scenario on GitHub could possibly lead to that. I did try and install it myself and it turned out to be significantly more annoying than expected (on Linux, mind you, so it might be easier on Win). I didn't actually get it to run because after an hour, I had other things to do.
- Thoraco 6y ago
  n00b here as well... WinPython install completed. Ran WinPython Command Prompt. Extracted zip folder to WinPython folder. Typed in "cd Gamestonk Terminal" (with and without "s). Result: The system cannot find the path specified. Terminal seems to have opened with scripts folder in command line. Any ideas?
  - Thoraco 6y ago
    NM, I just copied the GS folder contents into the scripts and ran the requirements.txt. Thanks for your post though!

by jraby3 6y ago

franga2000 6y ago

From a quick glance, the first thing you'll need to do is install Python for your platform. There are a bunch available, but for Windows I usually recommend WinPython. This one should be good: https://sourceforge.net/projects/winpython/files/WinPython_3.6/3.6.8.0/WinPython64-3.6.8.0Zero.exe/download https://sourceforge.net/projects/winpython/files/WinPython_3... . Run that and select an empty folder to install it into. When it's done, open the folder and run the "WinPython Command Prompt". Once you have that, download the code (green button "Download as ZIP") and extract it into your WinPython folder. Go into it by typing "cd GamestonkTerminal" into the terminal and press enter. The terminal should indicate you're now in that folder. Once there, run the following command: "pip -r install". This wil take some time to complete, during which you can follow the links in the "API Keys" section of the Readme and follow whatever steps they require for you to get an API key (probably have to register an account, create an "application" and create a key - it'll usually be a long random-looking string of characters). Once you have the keys, edit the "config_terminal.py" using notepad or preferably Notepad++ and put the corresponding keys where "REPLACE_ME" is at the end of each line (keep the quotes!). If you've done all that, go back to the command prompt from before and run "python ganestonk_terminal.py". The terminal should be running.

soniman 6y ago
Thanks
alexhogset 6y ago
Hi! I get two errors; 1) no such option: -r 2) Permission denied when using Git HUB Yes i'm a noob.
- franga2000 6y ago
  1) I'm an idiot. It's "pip install -r requirements.txt". Don't know how I messed that one up. 2) Permission denied where? I'm not sure what scenario on GitHub could possibly lead to that. I did try and install it myself and it turned out to be significantly more annoying than expected (on Linux, mind you, so it might be easier on Win). I didn't actually get it to run because after an hour, I had other things to do.
Thoraco 6y ago
n00b here as well... WinPython install completed. Ran WinPython Command Prompt. Extracted zip folder to WinPython folder. Typed in "cd Gamestonk Terminal" (with and without "s). Result: The system cannot find the path specified. Terminal seems to have opened with scripts folder in command line. Any ideas?
- Thoraco 6y ago
  NM, I just copied the GS folder contents into the scripts and ran the requirements.txt. Thanks for your post though!