1. ccxt Download Data

Aug 1, 2023593

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To summarize, the steps mentioned are: 1. Install Anaconda. 2. Install PyCharm. 3. Install ccxt, a library that provides API access to various exchanges for downloading data or initiating trades. 4. Instantiate an exchange object, in this case using Binance, and load its markets. 5. Download the candlestick chart for BTC/USDT with a time interval of 1 day, starting from January 1, 2020.

Install anaconda
Install pycharm
Install ccxt, ccxt encapsulates the APIs of many exchanges, which can be used to download data or initiate trades

pip3 install ccxt

Instantiate the exchange, using Binance as an example

exchange = ccxt.binance({
    'apiKey': '',
    'secret': '',
    'enableRateLimit': True,
})
exchange.load_markets()

Download the candlestick chart for BTC/USDT

symbol = 'BTC/USDT' 
time_interval = '1d' 
start = exchange.parse8601('2020-01-01T00:00:00') 
data = exchange.fetch_ohlcv(symbol=symbol, timeframe=time_interval,since=start)