Getting Started in Package Mode

Installation and Setup

Install the package and set your API token:

pip install tradinghours
export TRADINGHOURS_TOKEN=<your-token-here>

Run the following command to download and import official data:

$ tradinghours import
Downloading..... (0.824s)
Ingesting.......................... (12.066s)

The import process:

1. Downloads the latest data from TradingHours.com servers
2. Ingests the data into your local database (SQLite by default)
3. Typically completes in 10-15 seconds

Checking Data Status

You can check the current status of your local data with:

tradinghours status

Optionally, you can get extended status information:

$ tradinghours status --extended
Collecting timestamps.... (0.213s)
TradingHours Data Status:
  Remote Timestamp:   Thu Oct 26 02:08:17 2023
  Local Timestamp:    Thu Oct 26 03:12:40 2023

Reading local data.... (0.426s)
Extended Information:
  Currencies count:   30
  Markets count:      1012

This shows:

• Remote Timestamp: When the data was last updated on TradingHours.com servers
• Local Timestamp: When you last imported the data
• Currencies count: Number of currencies in your local database
• Markets count: Number of markets in your local database

Updating Data

To get the latest data, simply run the import command again, which will check if the data is up to date and update it if needed:

tradinghours import

Data Updates

Data on TradingHours.com is updated daily. We recommend running tradinghours import regularly (e.g., daily or weekly) to ensure you have the most current information.