Market Watchlist

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Hi, i am currently working on a customizable market watchlist using finnhub.io python websockets-client and RQ

Prices will be updated every second

I have done the code in python, compiled to executable and made a small Gui with listboxes for the watchlist symbols and prices

There is still work to be done (communication between python script and RQ Gui)

I think it is promising

The Market Watchlist Live is communicating well and has been integrated into QChartist.

It works great and will be available in the build 185

I am still testing it and need to add some useful features like adding or removing tickers from the list, see change %, add colors, sound alert when price > or < specified value, etc

- added buttons to the Watchlist: add symbol, remove symbol, move symbol up, move symbol down

- added text to speech function to the watchlist

it says the last price of a clicked price cell

The Market Watchlist is made and compiled with Python 3.8.8 32 bits under Windows 7

I tried the Watchlist under several operating systems and configurations.

Critical points are GetFileInformationByHandleEx, KERNEL32.dll, python38.dll, sample.exe (the python program to stream finnhub.io with websockets-client)

I tried with :

Windows XP Home Service Pack 2 32 bits : Watchlist crashs (maybe it works with Service Pack 3)

Windows 7 Famillial 32/64 bits : Watchlist works fine!

Ubuntu 8.04.1 i386 with Wine-1.0 : cannot recompile with QTStart.bat (because of spaces) and Watchlist crashs

Ubuntu 8.04.1 i386 with Wine-1.2 : Watchlist crashs

Ubuntu 12.04 i386 with Wine1.4 : Watchlist crashs

Ubuntu 12.04 i386 with Wine1.7 from PPA : Watchlist crashs

Ubuntu 14.04 i386 with Wine-4.0 from PPA : Watchlist works fine!

To sum up, the Watchlist works on :

- Windows 7 and superior

- Linux or Ubuntu 14.04 or superior with Wine-4.0 or superior

Notice : Under WineHQ you have to put version "Windows 7" with "winecfg" from the terminal. Else the Watchlist won't work with "Windows 10" WineHQ version.

See How to Install Wine >= 4.0 in Ubuntu 18.10, 16.04, 14.04

Next steps ; of what it would be possible to do:

- Add finnhub.io to the data source list in order to get historical data and charts

(https://finnhub.io/docs/api/stock-candles)

- Connect the real-time watchlist stream (Trades - Last Price Updates) (https://finnhub.io/docs/api/websocket-trades) with charts opened in QChartist

(Real-time stream will be only available for US stocks, forex and crypto)

This will make it possible for the displayed charts in QChartist to be updated real-time.

All that will maybe be available in a future build. This will take several hours or days of work.

I will keep you informed of that in this topic.

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