jvandevelde / ipython-leanhogs

Python experiments with analysis & plotting of CME lean hog futures using IPython/Jupyter Notebook

To get started

• Install miniconda from http://conda.pydata.org/miniconda.html
  • Add conda & scripts directory to Windows PATH
  • ex: C:\Anaconda3;C:\Anaconda3\Scripts\
• Install nbformat
  • conda install nbformat
• Create a new environment using the environment file at ./conda/environment.yml
  • conda env create -f ./conda/environment.yml

1. Launch

   • jupyter notebook

2. conda create --name hogs python=3.5

3. conda activate hogs

   • pip install --upgrade pip
   • pip install PyQt5
   • pip install jupyter==1.0.0
   • pip install matplotlib==3.0.3
   • pip install numpy==1.14.2
   • pip install quandl==2.8.9
   • pip install requests
   • pip install pandas==0.18.1
   • pip install seaborn==0.7.1
   • pip install xlsxwriter==0.9.4

Windows Tips

1. You may get an untrusted kernel error combined with missing module win32api jupyter/notebook#4909 pip install --upgrade jupyter_client

Installation on Windows

1. Install conda/MiniConda
2. Add conda & scripts directory to Windows PATH
   • ex: C:\Anaconda3;C:\Anaconda3\Scripts\
3. Create new py3.5 env
   • conda create --name hogs python=3.5
4. Activate new env
   • conda activate hogs
5. Upgrade pip in new environment
   • python -m pip install --upgrade pip
6. Install environment via pip
   • pip install -r ./conda/requirements.txt