[Course: Quantitative Trading Strategies and Models] Having Issue with Installing Ta-Lib in Python

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Hi,



I'm trying to use technical indicators from ta-lib by importing the talib libary, so I tried to install it by using the following command in Command Prompt:

$ pip install Ta-Lib



However I found error installing this libary in python. I saw too many version of installing ta-lib library from the internet. So I'm asking advice on the best way to install Ta-Lib library in pc with Python 3.6.1 64 bits, Qt 5.6.2, PyQt5 5.6 on Windows 8 64-bits.



Thanks.

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Hi Seong,

The best way to install the talib package is to follow the below link:

https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#ta-lib

Then, download the appropriate .whl file based on your Python version and processor.

Open the command prompt in the same path where you have stored the .whl file and run the following command for example:

pip install TA_Lib-0.4.10-cp27-cp27m-win32.whl

TA_Lib-0.4.10-cp27-cp27m-win32 is the name of the file you downloaded.

If no error appears, then the installation is successful.

I hope this helps.

Thanks,
Team Quantra