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Hi QuantConnect,
I'm trying to install lean on my desktop (Mac), and I'm having issues.
When I open QuantConnect.Lean.sln with VisualStudio 2017, I get the following errors:
How can I resolve this issue?
Thank you in advance!
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Petio Petrov
Just realized it's impossible to read...
First message:
"Error while trying to load the project '/Users/petioptrv/Lean/Algorithm.Python/
QuantConnect.Algorithm.PythonTools.pyproj': Unknown solution item type"
Second message:
"Error while trying to load the project '/Users/petioptrv/Lean/VisualStudioPlugin/
QuantConnect.VisualStudio17Plugin.csproj': Unknown solution item type:{82b43b9b-a64c-4715-b499-d71e9ca2bd60}"
Thirds message:
"Error while trying to load the project '/Users/petioptrv/Lean/PythonToolbox/
QuantConnect.PythonToolbox.pyproj': Unknown solution item type"
Alexandre Catarino
Hi Petio Petrov
Unfortunately, Visual Studio for macOS does not support PTVS (Python Tools for Visual Studio that enables Python projects: pyproj) and Visual Studio plug-ins. Please disable those projects and try to recompile.
Petio Petrov
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