# positions_total

Get the number of open positions.

```
positions_total()

```

Return Value

Integer value.

Note

The function is similar to [PositionsTotal](/en/docs/trading/positionstotal).

Example:

```
import MetaTrader5 as mt5
# display data on the MetaTrader 5 package
print("MetaTrader5 package author: ",mt5.__author__)
print("MetaTrader5 package version: ",mt5.__version__)
 
# establish connection to MetaTrader 5 terminal
if not mt5.initialize():
    print("initialize() failed, error code =",mt5.last_error())
    quit()
 
# check the presence of open positions
positions_total=mt5.positions_total()
if positions_total>0:
    print("Total positions=",positions_total)
else:
    print("Positions not found")
 
# shut down connection to the MetaTrader 5 terminal
mt5.shutdown()

```

See also

[positions_get](/en/docs/python_metatrader5/mt5positionsget_py), [orders_total](/en/docs/python_metatrader5/mt5orderstotal_py)