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I am getting the following error:NameError: name 'QCAlgorithm' is not defined when I try to run my program in pycharm. I'm guessing that I have to change the import statement, but I haven't seen a similar issue online. I'm using pycharm instead of the internet version because I want to be able to track variables(like futureschains). Here is a picture of my set-up, let me know if you need any more information.
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Jasper van Merle
Hi Cameron,
When you use LEAN you cannot just run `python main.py` to run an algorithm. Instead, you have to tell the LEAN launcher that you want to backtest the algorithm in main.py, and that launcher will start LEAN and tell it to run your algorithm.
Because I see you are using the CLI, you can do this by running `lean backtest <project name>` in the directory you ran `lean init` in. In your case, this would be running `lean backtest “clone of 22 term structures of futures”` in /Users/CameronPicconi/PycharmProjects/pythonProject1. You can find more instructions on how to run various parts of LEAN using the CLI in the CLI documentation.
Cameron Piccone
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