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    For IB, now there is TWS API, is IBPy still valid?

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      sdmovie last edited by

      I am going to use Interactive Brokers as realtime data and trade channel, there was Ibpy imported into backtrader to work with IB. But Ibpy was not updated since Jan.2017.
      Is current Ibpy in backtrader still working on IB TWS? Or should we shift to TWS API instead?

      Simon

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        @sdmovie said in For IB, now there is TWS API, is IBPy still valid?:

        But Ibpy was not updated since Jan.2017

        It must be Stone Age technology ... 2017 ... Of course ... compared with the beta status of any of the 100 mobile apps in your handset which need constant updates ... it must be even older than Stone Age ... Jurassic technology.

        @sdmovie said in For IB, now there is TWS API, is IBPy still valid?:

        Is current Ibpy in backtrader still working on IB TWS?

        IBPy is not included with backtrader

        @sdmovie said in For IB, now there is TWS API, is IBPy still valid?:

        Or should we shift to TWS API instead?

        The TWS API is a wireframe protocol which is unpalatable for human beings, which uses versioning to understand what version the client supports. You can shift to anything you may find suitable for you.

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          J. Javier Gálvez @backtrader last edited by

          Agree with you @backtrader... If it ain't broke, don't fix it

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