Use Python and yfinance to get stock real-time data

 

Download winPython and open the spyder to install the yfinance at first

pip install yfinance

Launch Jupyter notebook and create a new one as below

 

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More details Python and Yfinance can provide

 

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import yfinance as yf
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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
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import numpy as np
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import pandas as pd
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# define the ticker symbol
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tickerSymbol = 'MSFT'
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# get data on this ticker
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tickerData = yf.Ticker(tickerSymbol)
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# get the historical prices for this ticker
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tickerDf = tickerData.history(period='1d', start='2018-1-1', end='2021-5-30')
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# see data
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tickerDf
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tickerDf['Close'].plot()
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plt.xlabel("Date")
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plt.ylabel("Close")
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plt.title("Miscrosoft Price data")
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plt.style.use('dark_background')
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plt.show()

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# info on the company
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tickerData.info

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# get event data for ticker
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tickerData.calendar

	0	1
Earnings Date	2021-07-20 00:00:00	2021-07-26 00:00:00
Earnings Average	1.9	1.9
Earnings Low	1.64	1.64
Earnings High	2.03	2.03
Revenue Average	44105500000	44105500000
Revenue Low	40850000000	40850000000
Revenue High	45019500000	45019500000

 

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# get recommendation data for ticker
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tickerData.recommendations