From 06516d1d46f9039212c0ec06536a0f7051eca63a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christian_x7 <xnet_dev@online.de>
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2020 05:04:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add a simple python example

---
 Examples/Python/Python_to_MT5/.gitignore      |  1 +
 Examples/Python/Python_to_MT5/main.py         | 61 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../Python/Python_to_MT5/requirements.txt     |  1 +
 3 files changed, 63 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Examples/Python/Python_to_MT5/.gitignore
 create mode 100644 Examples/Python/Python_to_MT5/main.py
 create mode 100644 Examples/Python/Python_to_MT5/requirements.txt

diff --git a/Examples/Python/Python_to_MT5/.gitignore b/Examples/Python/Python_to_MT5/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85e7c1df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/Python/Python_to_MT5/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/.idea/
diff --git a/Examples/Python/Python_to_MT5/main.py b/Examples/Python/Python_to_MT5/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58722f76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/Python/Python_to_MT5/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import sys
+import clr
+import time
+
+
+sys.path.append(r"C:\Program Files\MtApi5")
+asm = clr.AddReference("MtApi5")
+import MtApi5 as mt5
+
+
+def testCopyRates():
+    symbol = str('EURUSD')
+    startPos = 1
+    count = 100
+    rates = []
+    tf = mt5.ENUM_TIMEFRAMES.PERIOD_M5
+    out_dummy = []
+    try:
+        result_count, rates_out = client.CopyRates(symbol, tf, startPos, count, out_dummy)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(e)
+        print('Error in CopyRates = %s\n ', e)
+        exit()
+
+    print("CopyRates: result_count = ", result_count)
+
+
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+    client = mt5.MtApi5Client()
+    ip = str('192.168.178.15')
+    port = 8300
+    sleeps = 10
+    try:
+
+        while sleeps > 0:
+
+            print("Connecting...")
+            client.BeginConnect(ip, port)
+            time.sleep(1)
+
+            sleeps = sleeps - 1
+
+            if client.ConnectionState == 1:
+                print("Connected")
+                testCopyRates()
+                break
+            if client.ConnectionState == 0:
+                print("Connecting...")
+                continue
+            if client.ConnectionState == 4:
+                print("Connection failed")
+                break
+
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(e)
+
+    client.BeginDisconnect()
diff --git a/Examples/Python/Python_to_MT5/requirements.txt b/Examples/Python/Python_to_MT5/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31600ee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/Python/Python_to_MT5/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pythonnet
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