Category Archives: Python

Learning Python helps me with Excel

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Tom

I use Excel extensively at work and I’ve always wished to write intricate macros but never understood the complexities of Visual Basic.  After spending a few weeks learning Python, I’ve managed to build an Excel formula in VB that creates … Continue reading →

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Particle Swarm Optimization in Python

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Tom

I found and installed the ECSPY evolutionary computation package and fiddled around with it.  Considering I learned how to define and use functions in Python now, the example code (txt) for this Particle Swarm Optimiztation (PSO) chart below is beginning … Continue reading →

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A Simple INTC Chart

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Tom

After yesterday’s “not so simple GOOG chart” adventure, I spent more time digging around the matplotlib website and discovered the matplotlib.finance module.  Grabbing a python chart example code from the matplotlib site and applying the axis labeling lessons I learned … Continue reading →

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A Not So Simple GOOG Chart

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Tom

What I am about to post is a simple $GOOG chart created by a python script that I grabbed off Trainee Trader’s site.  While creating a line chart of GOOG’s stock price is really basic finance, it does represent something … Continue reading →

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Learning Python – The Hard Way?

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Tom

I’m teaching myself, through hand’s on exercises, how to code  (script) in Python.  So far its been a breeze, but that’s because I’ve found a great course for free.  I’m reading and following along with “Learn Python the Hard Way,” … Continue reading →

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Poking Python

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Tom

So I’m finally getting around to poking around with Python again, and I created a scatter plot for Google.  I’m pretty impressed with the modules they have for this language. Perhaps I should sit down and spend some time learning … Continue reading →

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Python Examples By Max

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Tom

Long time linker (and reader hopefully) Max Dama maintains a great blog on automated trading and provides lots of great examples on how to do this.  I recently discovered that he has quite a few Python programming examples as well.  I'll have to … Continue reading →

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I’m Flying 30,000 Ft Above North Dakota

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Tom

and I'm about to die!!! No, I'm just kidding but I am in North Dakota for work.  So what do I do in my spare time up at 30,000 feet? I'm doing Python tutorials.

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Trying Out Python

Posted on January 15, 2010 by Tom

With the encouragement of @W0nk0, I've decided to start fooling around with the scripting language Python.  It appears to be an easy script language to learn and I hope to build various routines that will help me with my Automated … Continue reading →

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