v20-python-samples

Sample python code that uses the v20 python library

Setup

The setup procedure describes how to create a virtualenv appropriate for running the v20 sample code.

#
# Set up the virtualenv and install required packages
#
user@host: ~/v20-python-samples$ make bootstrap

#
# Enter the virtualenv
#
user@host: ~/v20-python-samples$ source env/bin/activate

#
# Create the v20-* launch entry points in the virtualenv. These entry points
# are aliases for the scripts which use the v20 REST API to interact with an
# account (e.g. v20-market-order, v20-trades-list, etc.)
#
(env)user@host: ~/v20-python-samples$ python setup.py develop

Entering the v20 environment

The v20-python-samples virtualenv must be activated to ensure that the current enviroment is set up correctly to run the sample code. This is done using the virualenv's activate script:

user@host: ~/v20-python-samples$ source env/bin/activate
(env)user@host: ~/v20-python-samples$

The "(env)" prefix found in the prompt indicates that we are using the virtualenv "env". To leave the virtualenv, run the deactivate function:

(env)user@host: ~/v20-python-samples$ deactivate
user@host: ~/v20-python-samples$