Rates

easyT.rates.get_rates(log: supportLibEasyT.log_manager.LogManager, platform: str, count: int, symbol: str, timeframe)

The function get_rates is used to select which rates will be used taking in consideration the platform.

The Rates class is responsible to retrieve a certain amount of previous data.

Parameters

log –

The log receives a log handler to be able to log the information

platform:

It is the platform that the information will be returned.

symbol:

The symbol you want to retrieve previous data.

timeframe (TimeFrame):

The timeframe you want information, like 1 minute, 5 minute, 1 week.

count:

It is the amount of information in the past you want. If your time frame is 5 minutes and your count is 4, it will return 4 values containing time, open, high, low, close, tick_volume information of this past 4 candlesticks.

Returns

It returns the right class that will be used or an error message in case it was not found

Return type

The class or Error message