Today, while working with this code, I encountered an issue where I couldn’t download the Pandas Panel object. In response, I found xtquant, a local Python library that appears to run locally.
Installing Anaconda3
I’m working on Windows 11. First, download Anaconda from its official website and then add it to the Environment Variables.
To do this:
- Search for “Environment Variable” on your system.
- Go to Path and click Edit.
- Add the following paths:
C:\Users\<YourUsername>\Anaconda3C:\Users\<YourUsername>\Anaconda3\ScriptsC:\Users\<YourUsername>\Anaconda3\Library\bin
After that, use conda --version to verify the installation.
Installing xtquant
It’s best to install xtquant on the same machine where QMT is installed. However, since xtquant only supports Python 3.11 (while the latest version of Python, 3.12, is installed by Anaconda3), you will need to create a virtual environment for it.
Run the following command to create a Python 3.11 environment:
bashCopyconda create -n myxtquant python=3.11
Next, use the following command to find the site-packages directory:
bashCopyconda run -n myxtquant python -m site
Download xtquant from its official website (xtquant版本下载 | 迅投知识库) and unzip it. Place the unzipped folder in the directory:
C:\Users\<YourUsername>\anaconda3\envs\myxtquant\Lib\site-packages
Ensure that the folder contains an __init__.py file, or you might encounter errors during extraction.
For further details, check the article QMT/XtQuant 之开发环境篇 – 匡醍量化 | 大富翁量化.
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