Execution module about qsforex

[mhallsmoore]

Hi Xenu,

Did you create a virtual environment and a symlink pointing to your directory installation of QSForex?

e.g. on Ubuntu/Linux, for Python 2.7.x, it would require something like this:

ln -s /path/to/your/qsforex/ /path/to/your/qsforex/virtualenv/lib/python2.7/site-packages/qsforex

Mike.

[talaikis]

Yup.

[mhallsmoore]

Hi Xenu,

I think the issue is that when you used mklink /D ..., it should have been mklink /J ..., which creates a "junction" instead of a "soft" symlink. If you first delete the qsforex symlink from the anaconda site-packages directory and then run:

mklink \J link_dir target_dir

With link_dir and target_dir as you originally specified, it might fix the problem.

Let me know how you get on.

Mike.

[talaikis]

Same thing, tried various variants, will try later with fresh Windows install on another PC. Will post results.

[redmeros]

I didn't try with anaconda distro, but probably the target/source directories are wrong? If you are using virtualenv then the path from which libraries are taken is different.

(I have tried on win8.1 computer with "clear" python 2.7 both /D and /J are working for me)

Michal

[talaikis]

OK, tried it, doesn't work, probably of Anaconda/Windows installation (numpy & ipython are older versions and can't be updated). That's too much work on Win, I'll better will make Unix partition.

[mhallsmoore]

Hi Xenu,

You could also try a Virtualbox with Ubuntu which would stop you having to make a hard Unix partition. At least that way you can "try it out" before you commit to a dual-boot system.

I'm going to try and package up QSForex with the Python package manager to make this process somewhat easier, so I'll put that as a separate issue for the future.

Mike.

[petemere]

In case it is of use to others, I'm using Windows 7 sp1 and the Anaconda distro, and the following command worked for me:
MKLINK /D C:\Users\tplj\Anaconda\envs\qsfx\Lib\site-packages\qsforex "C:\Users\tplj\Desktop\Pete\Trading Research\QSFX\qsforex"