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Hello, I m new on quantconnect and I m having some issues to start developing strategies. Yesterday, I was using the cloud IDE for python and I got stuck on simple things as I can't see syntax highlighting. On the another hand I download Skylight, to use it on the local, however it doesnt highlight the API syntax. Hoewever, I can see how some people is being able to work properly. so my question is, what is normally people using to develop the strategies ? are you coding straight to the cloud, or working on local and then sync with skylight ? thanksÂ
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Aaron Janeiro Stone
For local coding, should you wish to use the QC cloud for computation, most will utilize the stubs in Algorithm.Python/stubs such that their IDE will be able to "fill in blanks". Depending on your IDE, the stubs can be automatically detected - for example, IIRC, VS Code will be able to automatically detect them should your python file be located in Algorithm.Python/. Pycharm might require you to mark stubs/QuantConnect as a sources root folder. Then, once ready to use the QC cloud, merely push the files and begin the backtest. I personally use quantconnect-cli and the process for me is as simple as inputting "qcli files:push && qcli backtests:new " into my terminal.
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Edit: it should be mentioned that I find local editors to be less forgiving for imports; you will need to specify addreference/clr/quantconnect imports as the example files in Algorithm.Python on github do/
Ruben Ruiz
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