MetaTrader 5 Python User Group - how to use Python in Metatrader - page 65

[Rashid Umarov]

Run the example from the help for https://www.mql5.com/ru/docs/integration/python_metatrader5/mt5ordersend_py

[nicholish en]

AxxelTrader:

Upgraded to version 2432.
But the error is still there...
Tried it on different brokers even...

r = mt5.Buy(...)
if r is None:
    print(mt5.last_error())
else:
    if r.retcode ...

[Christian]

copy_rates_from does not provide enough data on the M1 timeframe.

Is this the right course of action?

from datetime import datetime 
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pandas as pd
from pandas.plotting import register_matplotlib_converters
import pytz

register_matplotlib_converters()
import MetaTrader5 as mt5


 if not mt5.initialize():
    print("initialize() failed")
    mt5.shutdown()


print(mt5.terminal_info())
print(mt5. version ())

timezone = pytz.timezone("Etc/UTC")
utc_from = datetime ( 2020 , 1 , 10 , tzinfo=timezone)


eurusd_rates_m1 = mt5.copy_rates_from("EURUSD", mt5.TIMEFRAME_M1, utc_from, 1000 )
print('M1 eurusd_rates(', len(eurusd_rates_m1), ')')
eurusd_rates_m5 = mt5.copy_rates_from("EURUSD", mt5.TIMEFRAME_M5, utc_from, 1000 )
print('M5 eurusd_rates(', len(eurusd_rates_m5), ')')
eurusd_rates_m10 = mt5.copy_rates_from("EURUSD", mt5.TIMEFRAME_M10, utc_from, 1000 )
print('M10 eurusd_rates(', len(eurusd_rates_m10), ')')
eurusd_rates_m15 = mt5.copy_rates_from("EURUSD", mt5.TIMEFRAME_M15, utc_from, 1000 )
print('M15 eurusd_rates(', len(eurusd_rates_m15), ')')
eurusd_rates_m30 = mt5.copy_rates_from("EURUSD", mt5.TIMEFRAME_M30, utc_from, 1000 )
print('M30 eurusd_rates(', len(eurusd_rates_m30), ')')


mt5.shutdown()

M1 eurusd_rates( 1 )      ???
M5 eurusd_rates( 1000 )
M10 eurusd_rates( 1000 )
M15 eurusd_rates( 1000 )
M30 eurusd_rates( 1000 )

[William Roeder]

I know this topic will quickly become very long. Metaquotes needs to add a new subforum (Python) for each language.

[Rashid Umarov]

Christian:

copy_rates_range does not provide enough data on the M1 timeframe.

Is this the right course of action?

Pay attention to note on copy rates range

Note

See the CopyRates() function for more information.

The MetaTrader 5 terminal provides bars only within a history available to a user on charts. The number of bars available to users is set in the "Max. bars in chart" parameter.

When creating the 'datetime' object, Python uses the local time zone, while MetaTrader 5 stores tick and bar open time in UTC time zone (without the shift). Therefore, 'datetime' should be created in UTC time for executing functions that use time. Data received from the MetaTrader 5 terminal has UTC time.

[nicholish en]

Rashid Umarov:

Pay attention at Note on copy rates range

There is a bug in copy rates. I posted this several times but nobody has acknowledged it.

import MetaTrader5 as mt5

mt5.initialize()
maxbars = mt5.terminal_info().maxbars
for count in range(maxbars):
    rates = mt5.copy_rates_from_pos('EURUSD', mt5.TIMEFRAME_M1, 0, count)
    errno, strerror = mt5.last_error()
    if errno != mt5.RES_S_OK:
        print(f"Failed on count={count} with strerror={strerror}")
        break
mt5.shutdown()

##
# Failed on count=7844 with strerror=IPC recv failed
##

[Алексей Тарабанов]

It's a shame, but my understanding is that there is a problem with the initialisation of structures in MT.

[Алексей Тарабанов]

By the way, I have to introduce my granddaughter to Python and I don't know him... Bye.

[fbrand]

I have a script that ran for a few hours. but then I start getting these errors, Invalid_Stops, and then it does not open anymore trades.

1.BUY order send (): by EURUSD 0.01 lots at 1.0949 

2. order_send failed, retcode = 10016 
   retcode = 10016 
   deal = 0 
   order = 0 
   volume = 0.0 
   price = 0.0 
   bid = 0.0 
   ask = 0.0 
   comment = Invalid stops 
   request_id = 0 
   retcode_external = 0 

   request = TradeRequest (action = 1, magic = 234000, order = 0, symbol = 'EURUSD', volume = 0.01, price = 1.0949, stoplimit = 0.0, sl = 1.0939, tp = 1.0979, 
   deviation = 0, type = 0, type_filling = 0, type_time = 0, expiration = 0, commen 

t = 'EURUSD Buy.', Position = 0, position_by = 0) 

Can anybody please help direct where to start looking for this issue?

Thank you

[Vladimir Karputov]

fbrand:

I have a script that ran for a few hours. but then I start getting these errors, Invalid_Stops, and then it does not open anymore trades.

Can anybody please help direct where to start looking for this issue?

Thank you

What was the current price (Bid and Ask)? What was the freeze level (SYMBOL_TRADE_FREEZE_LEVEL)?