wickra/bindings/python/README.md

# Wickra — Python

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**Streaming-first technical indicators for Python. `pip install wickra` — no
system dependencies, no C build tooling.**

Wickra is a multi-language technical-analysis library with a Rust core and
bindings for Python, Node.js, and WebAssembly. Every indicator is an O(1)
streaming state machine, so live trading bots and historical backtests share
the exact same implementation. This package is the Python binding (PyO3); it
exposes 200+ streaming-first indicators across sixteen families.

## Install

```bash
pip install wickra
```

Pre-built wheels ship for Linux, macOS, and Windows — there is nothing to
compile and no C library to track down.

## Quick start

```python
import numpy as np
import wickra as ta

# Batch: classic TA-Lib-style usage over a whole array.
prices = np.linspace(100, 200, 1000)
rsi = ta.RSI(14)
values = rsi.batch(prices)              # numpy array, NaN during warmup

# Streaming: the same indicator, fed tick by tick in O(1).
rsi = ta.RSI(14)
for price in live_feed:
    value = rsi.update(price)           # no recomputation over history
    if value is not None and value > 70:
        print("overbought")
```

`batch(prices)` and feeding the same prices through `update()` produce
identical values — the equivalence is enforced by the test suite.

## Documentation

The full indicator catalogue, guides, quickstarts, and API reference live in
the main repository and documentation site:

- **Repository & full indicator list:** <https://github.com/wickra-lib/wickra>
- **Docs** (quickstarts, cookbook, TA-Lib migration): <https://docs.wickra.org>
- **Runnable examples:** [`examples/python/`](https://github.com/wickra-lib/wickra/tree/main/examples/python)

Wickra ships four bindings — Python, Node.js, WebAssembly, and Rust — that all
expose the same indicators from the shared, `unsafe`-forbidden Rust core.

## Disclaimer

Wickra is an indicator toolkit, not a trading system. The values it computes
are deterministic transforms of the input data — they are not financial advice
and do not predict the market. Any use in a live trading context is at your own
risk. The library is provided **as is**, without warranty of any kind.

## License

Licensed under either of [Apache-2.0](https://github.com/wickra-lib/wickra/blob/main/LICENSE-APACHE)
or [MIT](https://github.com/wickra-lib/wickra/blob/main/LICENSE-MIT) at your option.