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Quandl is now Nasdaq Data Link
We are excited to announce that the Quandl technology platform is being transformed into a new global solution: Nasdaq Data Link. This development is the first step toward realizing a single, unified data discovery and delivery experience with Nasdaq.
In accordance with this change Nasdaq Data Link has released a new version of this Python Client. Moving forward, we are encouraging user to use this VERSION in order to take advantage of new features.
Quandl Python Client
This is the official documentation for Quandl's Python Package. The package can be used to interact with the latest version of the Quandl RESTful API. This package is compatible with python v2.7.x and v3.x+.
Deprecation of old package
Please see this readme for more information and upgrade instructions: 2.x series transition notes
Installation
The installation process varies depending on your python version and system used. However in most cases the following should work:
pip install quandl
Alternatively on some systems python3 may use a different pip executable and may need to be installed via an alternate pip command. For example:
pip3 install quandl
Configuration
| Option | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| api_key | Your access key | tEsTkEy123456789 |
| use_retries | Whether API calls which return statuses in retry_status_codes should be automatically retried | True |
| number_of_retries | Maximum number of retries that should be attempted. Only used if use_retries is True | 5 |
| max_wait_between_retries | Maximum amount of time in seconds that should be waited before attempting a retry. Only used if use_retries is True | 8 |
| retry_backoff_factor | Determines the amount of time in seconds that should be waited before attempting another retry. Note that this factor is exponential so a retry_backoff_factor of 0.5 will cause waits of [0.5, 1, 2, 4, etc]. Only used if use_retries is True | 0.5 |
| retry_status_codes | A list of HTTP status codes which will trigger a retry to occur. Only used if use_retries is True | [429, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 511] |
import quandl
quandl.ApiConfig.api_key = 'tEsTkEy123456789'
By default, SSL verification is enabled. To bypass SSL verification
quandl.ApiConfig.verify_ssl = False
Local API Key file
Save local key to $HOME/.quandl_apikey file
import quandl
quandl.save_key("supersecret")
print(quandl.ApiConfig.api_key)
Load the API Key without exposing the key in the script or notebook
import quandl
quandl.read_key()
print(quandl.ApiConfig.api_key)
Set a custom location for the API key file, e.g. store the externally outside a docker container
import quandl
quandl.save_key("ourcorporateapikey", filename="/srv/data/somecontainer/.corporatequandlapikey")
and call within the docker container with mount point at /data
import quandl
quandl.read_key(filepath="/data/.corporatequandlapikey")
Retrieving Data
There are two methods for retrieving data in Python: the Quick method and the Detailed method. The latter is more suitable to application programming. Both methods work with Quandl's two types of data structures: time-series (dataset) data and non-time series (datatable).
The following quick call can be used to retrieve a dataset:
import quandl
data = quandl.get('NSE/OIL')
This example finds all data points for the dataset NSE/OIL and stores them in a pandas dataframe. You can then view the dataframe with data.head().
A similar quick call can be used to retrieve a datatable:
import quandl
data = quandl.get_table('ZACKS/FC', ticker='AAPL')
This example retrieves all rows for ZACKS/FC where ticker='AAPL' and stores them in a pandas dataframe. Similarly you can then view the dataframe with data.head().
Note that in both examples if an api_key has not been set you may receive limited or sample data. You can find more details on these quick calls and others in our Quick Method Guide.
Logging
Currently, Quandl debug logging is limited in scope. However, to enable debug logs you can use the following snippet.
import quandl
import logging
logging.basicConfig()
# logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG) # optionally set level for
everything. Useful to see dependency debug info as well.
quandl_log = logging.getLogger("quandl")
quandl_log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
Detailed Usage
Our API can provide more than just data. It can also be used to search and provide metadata or to programmatically retrieve data. For these more advanced techniques please follow our Detailed Method Guide.
Local Development
Setup
If you wish to work on local development please clone/fork the git repo and use pip install -r requirements.txt to setup the project.
Testing
We recommend the following tools for testing any changes:
- nose for running tests.
- tox for testing against multiple versions of python.
- flake8 for syntax checking.
- virtualenv for use with tox virtualization.
The following are instructions for running our tests:
- Make sure a version of python 2.7 or python 3.x is installed locally in your system. To avoid permission issues on OSX we recommend installing the packages from: https://www.python.org/downloads/
- Install
virtualenvandtoxusing:pip install tox virtualenv - Run following command (you may notice slow performance the first time):
python setup.py install - Run the following command to test the plugin in all versions of python we support:
tox
Once you have all required packages installed, you can run tests locally with:
Running all tests locally
python -W always setup.py -q test
Running an individual test
python -m unittest test.[test file name].[class name].[individual test name]`
Example:
python -m unittest -v test.test_datatable.ExportDataTableTest.test_download_get_file_info
Recommended Usage
We would suggest downloading the data in raw format in the highest frequency possible and performing any data manipulation in pandas itself.
See this link for more information about timeseries in pandas.
Release the Package
To release the package, you can follow the instructions on this page