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46 lines
1001 B
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# positions_total
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Get the number of open positions.
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```
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positions_total()
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```
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Return Value
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Integer value.
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Note
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The function is similar to [PositionsTotal](/en/docs/trading/positionstotal).
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Example:
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```
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import MetaTrader5 as mt5
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# display data on the MetaTrader 5 package
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print("MetaTrader5 package author: ",mt5.__author__)
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print("MetaTrader5 package version: ",mt5.__version__)
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# establish connection to MetaTrader 5 terminal
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if not mt5.initialize():
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print("initialize() failed, error code =",mt5.last_error())
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quit()
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# check the presence of open positions
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positions_total=mt5.positions_total()
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if positions_total>0:
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print("Total positions=",positions_total)
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else:
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print("Positions not found")
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# shut down connection to the MetaTrader 5 terminal
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mt5.shutdown()
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```
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See also
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[positions_get](/en/docs/python_metatrader5/mt5positionsget_py), [orders_total](/en/docs/python_metatrader5/mt5orderstotal_py)
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