# ta-lib-python **Repository Path**: dancer4code/ta-lib-python ## Basic Information - **Project Name**: ta-lib-python - **Description**: No description available - **Primary Language**: Unknown - **License**: Not specified - **Default Branch**: master - **Homepage**: None - **GVP Project**: No ## Statistics - **Stars**: 0 - **Forks**: 0 - **Created**: 2025-08-07 - **Last Updated**: 2025-08-07 ## Categories & Tags **Categories**: Uncategorized **Tags**: None ## README # TA-Lib ![Tests](https://github.com/ta-lib/ta-lib-python/actions/workflows/tests.yml/badge.svg) This is a Python wrapper for [TA-LIB](http://ta-lib.org) based on Cython instead of SWIG. From the homepage: > TA-Lib is widely used by trading software developers requiring to perform > technical analysis of financial market data. > > * Includes 150+ indicators such as ADX, MACD, RSI, Stochastic, Bollinger > Bands, etc. > * Candlestick pattern recognition > * Open-source API for C/C++, Java, Perl, Python and 100% Managed .NET The original Python bindings included with TA-Lib use [SWIG](http://swig.org) which unfortunately are difficult to install and aren't as efficient as they could be. Therefore this project uses [Cython](https://cython.org) and [Numpy](https://numpy.org) to efficiently and cleanly bind to TA-Lib -- producing results 2-4 times faster than the SWIG interface. In addition, this project also supports the use of the [Polars](https://www.pola.rs) and [Pandas](https://pandas.pydata.org) libraries. ## Versions The upstream TA-Lib C library released version 0.6.1 and changed the library name to ``-lta-lib`` from ``-lta_lib``. After trying to support both via autodetect and having some issues, we have decided to currently support three feature branches: * ``ta-lib-python`` 0.4.x (supports ``ta-lib`` 0.4.x and ``numpy`` 1) * ``ta-lib-python`` 0.5.x (supports ``ta-lib`` 0.4.x and ``numpy`` 2) * ``ta-lib-python`` 0.6.x (supports ``ta-lib`` 0.6.x and ``numpy`` 2) ## Installation You can install from PyPI: ``` $ python -m pip install TA-Lib ``` Or checkout the sources and run ``setup.py`` yourself: ``` $ python setup.py install ``` It also appears possible to install via [Conda Forge](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/ta-lib): ``` $ conda install -c conda-forge ta-lib ``` ### Dependencies To use TA-Lib for python, you need to have the [TA-Lib](http://ta-lib.org) already installed. You should probably follow their [installation directions](https://ta-lib.org/install/) for your platform, but some suggestions are included below for reference. > Some Conda Forge users have reported success installing the underlying TA-Lib C > library using [the libta-lib package](https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/libta-lib): > > ``$ conda install -c conda-forge libta-lib`` ##### Mac OS X You can simply install using Homebrew: ``` $ brew install ta-lib ``` If you are using Apple Silicon, such as the M1 processors, and building mixed architecture Homebrew projects, you might want to make sure it's being built for your architecture: ``` $ arch -arm64 brew install ta-lib ``` And perhaps you can set these before installing with ``pip``: ``` $ export TA_INCLUDE_PATH="$(brew --prefix ta-lib)/include" $ export TA_LIBRARY_PATH="$(brew --prefix ta-lib)/lib" ``` You might also find this helpful, particularly if you have tried several different installations without success: ``` $ your-arm64-python -m pip install --no-cache-dir ta-lib ``` ##### Windows For 64-bit Windows, the easiest way is to get the *executable installer*: 1. Download [ta-lib-0.6.4-windows-x86_64.msi](https://github.com/ta-lib/ta-lib/releases/download/v0.6.4/ta-lib-0.6.4-windows-x86_64.msi). 2. Run the Installer or run ``msiexec`` [from the command-line](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/msi/standard-installer-command-line-options). Alternatively, if you prefer to get the libraries without installing, or would like to use the 32-bit version: * Intel/AMD 64-bit [ta-lib-0.6.4-windows-x86_64.zip](https://github.com/ta-lib/ta-lib/releases/download/v0.6.4/ta-lib-0.6.4-windows-x86_64.zip) * Intel/AMD 32-bit [ta-lib-0.6.4-windows-x86_32.zip](https://github.com/ta-lib/ta-lib/releases/download/v0.6.4/ta-lib-0.6.4-windows-x86_32.zip) ##### Linux Download [ta-lib-0.6.4-src.tar.gz](https://github.com/ta-lib/ta-lib/releases/download/v0.6.4/ta-lib-0.6.4-src.tar.gz) and: ``` $ tar -xzf ta-lib-0.6.4-src.tar.gz $ cd ta-lib-0.6.4/ $ ./configure --prefix=/usr $ make $ sudo make install ``` > If you build ``TA-Lib`` using ``make -jX`` it will fail but that's OK! > Simply rerun ``make -jX`` followed by ``[sudo] make install``. Note: if your directory path includes spaces, the installation will probably fail with ``No such file or directory`` errors. ### Troubleshooting If you get a warning that looks like this: ``` setup.py:79: UserWarning: Cannot find ta-lib library, installation may fail. warnings.warn('Cannot find ta-lib library, installation may fail.') ``` This typically means ``setup.py`` can't find the underlying ``TA-Lib`` library, a dependency which needs to be installed. --- If you installed the underlying ``TA-Lib`` library with a custom prefix (e.g., with ``./configure --prefix=$PREFIX``), then when you go to install this python wrapper you can specify additional search paths to find the library and include files for the underlying ``TA-Lib`` library using the ``TA_LIBRARY_PATH`` and ``TA_INCLUDE_PATH`` environment variables: ```sh $ export TA_LIBRARY_PATH=$PREFIX/lib $ export TA_INCLUDE_PATH=$PREFIX/include $ python setup.py install # or pip install ta-lib ``` --- Sometimes installation will produce build errors like this: ``` talib/_ta_lib.c:601:10: fatal error: ta-lib/ta_defs.h: No such file or directory 601 | #include "ta-lib/ta_defs.h" | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ compilation terminated. ``` or: ``` common.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol TA_SetUnstablePeriod common.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol TA_Shutdown common.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol TA_Initialize common.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol TA_GetUnstablePeriod common.obj : error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol TA_GetVersionString ``` This typically means that it can't find the underlying ``TA-Lib`` library, a dependency which needs to be installed. On Windows, this could be caused by installing the 32-bit binary distribution of the underlying ``TA-Lib`` library, but trying to use it with 64-bit Python. --- Sometimes installation will fail with errors like this: ``` talib/common.c:8:22: fatal error: pyconfig.h: No such file or directory #include "pyconfig.h" ^ compilation terminated. error: command 'x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc' failed with exit status 1 ``` This typically means that you need the Python headers, and should run something like: ``` $ sudo apt-get install python3-dev ``` --- Sometimes building the underlying ``TA-Lib`` library has errors running ``make`` that look like this: ``` ../libtool: line 1717: cd: .libs/libta_lib.lax/libta_abstract.a: No such file or directory make[2]: *** [libta_lib.la] Error 1 make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 ``` This might mean that the directory path to the underlying ``TA-Lib`` library has spaces in the directory names. Try putting it in a path that does not have any spaces and trying again. --- Sometimes you might get this error running ``setup.py``: ``` /usr/include/limits.h:26:10: fatal error: bits/libc-header-start.h: No such file or directory #include ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ``` This is likely an issue with trying to compile for 32-bit platform but without the appropriate headers. You might find some success looking at the first answer to [this question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54082459/fatal-error-bits-libc-header-start-h-no-such-file-or-directory-while-compili). --- If you get an error on macOS like this: ``` code signature in <141BC883-189B-322C-AE90-CBF6B5206F67> 'python3.9/site-packages/talib/_ta_lib.cpython-39-darwin.so' not valid for use in process: Trying to load an unsigned library) ``` You might look at [this question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69610572/how-can-i-solve-the-below-error-while-importing-nltk-package) and use ``xcrun codesign`` to fix it. --- If you wonder why ``STOCHRSI`` gives you different results than you expect, probably you want ``STOCH`` applied to ``RSI``, which is a little different than the ``STOCHRSI`` which is ``STOCHF`` applied to ``RSI``: ```python >>> import talib >>> import numpy as np >>> c = np.random.randn(100) # this is the library function >>> k, d = talib.STOCHRSI(c) # this produces the same result, calling STOCHF >>> rsi = talib.RSI(c) >>> k, d = talib.STOCHF(rsi, rsi, rsi) # you might want this instead, calling STOCH >>> rsi = talib.RSI(c) >>> k, d = talib.STOCH(rsi, rsi, rsi) ``` --- If the build appears to hang, you might be running on a VM with not enough memory -- try 1 GB or 2 GB. It has also been reported that using a swapfile could help, for example: ``` $ sudo fallocate -l 1G /swapfile $ sudo chmod 600 /swapfile $ sudo mkswap /swapfile $ sudo swapon /swapfile ``` --- If you get "permission denied" errors such as this, you might need to give your user access to the location where the underlying TA-Lib C library is installed -- or install it to a user-accessible location. ``` talib/_ta_lib.c:747:28: fatal error: /usr/include/ta-lib/ta_defs.h: Permission denied #include "ta-lib/ta-defs.h" ^ compilation terminated error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1 ``` --- If you're having trouble compiling the underlying TA-Lib C library on ARM64, you might need to configure it with an explicit build type before running ``make`` and ``make install``, for example: ``` $ ./configure --build=aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu ``` This is caused by old ``config.guess`` file, so another way to solve this is to copy a newer version of config.guess into the underlying TA-Lib C library sources: ``` $ cp /usr/share/automake-1.16/config.guess /path/to/extracted/ta-lib/config.guess ``` And then re-run configure: ``` $ ./configure ``` --- If you're having trouble using [PyInstaller](https://pyinstaller.org) and get an error that looks like this: ``` ...site-packages\PyInstaller\loader\pyimod03_importers.py", line 493, in exec_module exec(bytecode, module.__dict__) File "talib\__init__.py", line 72, in ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'talib.stream' ``` Then, perhaps you can use the ``--hidden-import`` argument to fix this: ``` $ pyinstaller --hidden-import talib.stream "replaceToYourFileName.py" ``` --- If you want to use ``numpy<2``, then you should use ``ta-lib<0.5``. If you want to use ``numpy>=2``, then you should use ``ta-lib>=0.5``. --- If you have trouble getting the code autocompletions to work in Visual Studio Code, a suggestion was made to look for the ``Python`` extension settings, and an option for ``Language Server``, and change it from ``Default`` (which means ``Pylance if it is installed, Jedi otherwise``, to manually set ``Jedi`` and the completions should work. It is possible that you might need to [install it manually](https://github.com/pappasam/jedi-language-server) for this to work. ## Function API Similar to TA-Lib, the Function API provides a lightweight wrapper of the exposed TA-Lib indicators. Each function returns an output array and have default values for their parameters, unless specified as keyword arguments. Typically, these functions will have an initial "lookback" period (a required number of observations before an output is generated) set to ``NaN``. For convenience, the Function API supports both ``numpy.ndarray`` and ``pandas.Series`` and ``polars.Series`` inputs. All of the following examples use the Function API: ```python import numpy as np import talib close = np.random.random(100) ``` Calculate a simple moving average of the close prices: ```python output = talib.SMA(close) ``` Calculating bollinger bands, with triple exponential moving average: ```python from talib import MA_Type upper, middle, lower = talib.BBANDS(close, matype=MA_Type.T3) ``` Calculating momentum of the close prices, with a time period of 5: ```python output = talib.MOM(close, timeperiod=5) ``` ##### NaN's The underlying TA-Lib C library handles NaN's in a sometimes surprising manner by typically propagating NaN's to the end of the output, for example: ```python >>> c = np.array([1.0, 2.0, 3.0, np.nan, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0]) >>> talib.SMA(c, 3) array([nan, nan, 2., nan, nan, nan, nan]) ``` You can compare that to a Pandas rolling mean, where their approach is to output NaN until enough "lookback" values are observed to generate new outputs: ```python >>> c = pandas.Series([1.0, 2.0, 3.0, np.nan, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0]) >>> c.rolling(3).mean() 0 NaN 1 NaN 2 2.0 3 NaN 4 NaN 5 NaN 6 5.0 dtype: float64 ``` ## Abstract API If you're already familiar with using the function API, you should feel right at home using the Abstract API. Every function takes a collection of named inputs, either a ``dict`` of ``numpy.ndarray`` or ``pandas.Series`` or ``polars.Series``, or a ``pandas.DataFrame`` or ``polars.DataFrame``. If a ``pandas.DataFrame`` or ``polars.DataFrame`` is provided, the output is returned as the same type with named output columns. For example, inputs could be provided for the typical "OHLCV" data: ```python import numpy as np # note that all ndarrays must be the same length! inputs = { 'open': np.random.random(100), 'high': np.random.random(100), 'low': np.random.random(100), 'close': np.random.random(100), 'volume': np.random.random(100) } ``` Functions can either be imported directly or instantiated by name: ```python from talib import abstract # directly SMA = abstract.SMA # or by name SMA = abstract.Function('sma') ``` From there, calling functions is basically the same as the function API: ```python from talib.abstract import * # uses close prices (default) output = SMA(inputs, timeperiod=25) # uses open prices output = SMA(inputs, timeperiod=25, price='open') # uses close prices (default) upper, middle, lower = BBANDS(inputs, 20, 2.0, 2.0) # uses high, low, close (default) slowk, slowd = STOCH(inputs, 5, 3, 0, 3, 0) # uses high, low, close by default # uses high, low, open instead slowk, slowd = STOCH(inputs, 5, 3, 0, 3, 0, prices=['high', 'low', 'open']) ``` ## Streaming API An experimental Streaming API was added that allows users to compute the latest value of an indicator. This can be faster than using the Function API, for example in an application that receives streaming data, and wants to know just the most recent updated indicator value. ```python import talib from talib import stream close = np.random.random(100) # the Function API output = talib.SMA(close) # the Streaming API latest = stream.SMA(close) # the latest value is the same as the last output value assert (output[-1] - latest) < 0.00001 ``` ## Supported Indicators and Functions We can show all the TA functions supported by TA-Lib, either as a ``list`` or as a ``dict`` sorted by group (e.g. "Overlap Studies", "Momentum Indicators", etc): ```python import talib # list of functions for name in talib.get_functions(): print(name) # dict of functions by group for group, names in talib.get_function_groups().items(): print(group) for name in names: print(f" {name}") ``` ### Indicator Groups * Overlap Studies * Momentum Indicators * Volume Indicators * Volatility Indicators * Price Transform * Cycle Indicators * Pattern Recognition ##### Overlap Studies ``` BBANDS Bollinger Bands DEMA Double Exponential Moving Average EMA Exponential Moving Average HT_TRENDLINE Hilbert Transform - Instantaneous Trendline KAMA Kaufman Adaptive Moving Average MA Moving average MAMA MESA Adaptive Moving Average MAVP Moving average with variable period MIDPOINT MidPoint over period MIDPRICE Midpoint Price over period SAR Parabolic SAR SAREXT Parabolic SAR - Extended SMA Simple Moving Average T3 Triple Exponential Moving Average (T3) TEMA Triple Exponential Moving Average TRIMA Triangular Moving Average WMA Weighted Moving Average ``` ##### Momentum Indicators ``` ADX Average Directional Movement Index ADXR Average Directional Movement Index Rating APO Absolute Price Oscillator AROON Aroon AROONOSC Aroon Oscillator BOP Balance Of Power CCI Commodity Channel Index CMO Chande Momentum Oscillator DX Directional Movement Index MACD Moving Average Convergence/Divergence MACDEXT MACD with controllable MA type MACDFIX Moving Average Convergence/Divergence Fix 12/26 MFI Money Flow Index MINUS_DI Minus Directional Indicator MINUS_DM Minus Directional Movement MOM Momentum PLUS_DI Plus Directional Indicator PLUS_DM Plus Directional Movement PPO Percentage Price Oscillator ROC Rate of change : ((price/prevPrice)-1)*100 ROCP Rate of change Percentage: (price-prevPrice)/prevPrice ROCR Rate of change ratio: (price/prevPrice) ROCR100 Rate of change ratio 100 scale: (price/prevPrice)*100 RSI Relative Strength Index STOCH Stochastic STOCHF Stochastic Fast STOCHRSI Stochastic Relative Strength Index TRIX 1-day Rate-Of-Change (ROC) of a Triple Smooth EMA ULTOSC Ultimate Oscillator WILLR Williams' %R ``` ##### Volume Indicators ``` AD Chaikin A/D Line ADOSC Chaikin A/D Oscillator OBV On Balance Volume ``` ##### Cycle Indicators ``` HT_DCPERIOD Hilbert Transform - Dominant Cycle Period HT_DCPHASE Hilbert Transform - Dominant Cycle Phase HT_PHASOR Hilbert Transform - Phasor Components HT_SINE Hilbert Transform - SineWave HT_TRENDMODE Hilbert Transform - Trend vs Cycle Mode ``` ##### Price Transform ``` AVGPRICE Average Price MEDPRICE Median Price TYPPRICE Typical Price WCLPRICE Weighted Close Price ``` ##### Volatility Indicators ``` ATR Average True Range NATR Normalized Average True Range TRANGE True Range ``` ##### Pattern Recognition ``` CDL2CROWS Two Crows CDL3BLACKCROWS Three Black Crows CDL3INSIDE Three Inside Up/Down CDL3LINESTRIKE Three-Line Strike CDL3OUTSIDE Three Outside Up/Down CDL3STARSINSOUTH Three Stars In The South CDL3WHITESOLDIERS Three Advancing White Soldiers CDLABANDONEDBABY Abandoned Baby CDLADVANCEBLOCK Advance Block CDLBELTHOLD Belt-hold CDLBREAKAWAY Breakaway CDLCLOSINGMARUBOZU Closing Marubozu CDLCONCEALBABYSWALL Concealing Baby Swallow CDLCOUNTERATTACK Counterattack CDLDARKCLOUDCOVER Dark Cloud Cover CDLDOJI Doji CDLDOJISTAR Doji Star CDLDRAGONFLYDOJI Dragonfly Doji CDLENGULFING Engulfing Pattern CDLEVENINGDOJISTAR Evening Doji Star CDLEVENINGSTAR Evening Star CDLGAPSIDESIDEWHITE Up/Down-gap side-by-side white lines CDLGRAVESTONEDOJI Gravestone Doji CDLHAMMER Hammer CDLHANGINGMAN Hanging Man CDLHARAMI Harami Pattern CDLHARAMICROSS Harami Cross Pattern CDLHIGHWAVE High-Wave Candle CDLHIKKAKE Hikkake Pattern CDLHIKKAKEMOD Modified Hikkake Pattern CDLHOMINGPIGEON Homing Pigeon CDLIDENTICAL3CROWS Identical Three Crows CDLINNECK In-Neck Pattern CDLINVERTEDHAMMER Inverted Hammer CDLKICKING Kicking CDLKICKINGBYLENGTH Kicking - bull/bear determined by the longer marubozu CDLLADDERBOTTOM Ladder Bottom CDLLONGLEGGEDDOJI Long Legged Doji CDLLONGLINE Long Line Candle CDLMARUBOZU Marubozu CDLMATCHINGLOW Matching Low CDLMATHOLD Mat Hold CDLMORNINGDOJISTAR Morning Doji Star CDLMORNINGSTAR Morning Star CDLONNECK On-Neck Pattern CDLPIERCING Piercing Pattern CDLRICKSHAWMAN Rickshaw Man CDLRISEFALL3METHODS Rising/Falling Three Methods CDLSEPARATINGLINES Separating Lines CDLSHOOTINGSTAR Shooting Star CDLSHORTLINE Short Line Candle CDLSPINNINGTOP Spinning Top CDLSTALLEDPATTERN Stalled Pattern CDLSTICKSANDWICH Stick Sandwich CDLTAKURI Takuri (Dragonfly Doji with very long lower shadow) CDLTASUKIGAP Tasuki Gap CDLTHRUSTING Thrusting Pattern CDLTRISTAR Tristar Pattern CDLUNIQUE3RIVER Unique 3 River CDLUPSIDEGAP2CROWS Upside Gap Two Crows CDLXSIDEGAP3METHODS Upside/Downside Gap Three Methods ``` ##### Statistic Functions ``` BETA Beta CORREL Pearson's Correlation Coefficient (r) LINEARREG Linear Regression LINEARREG_ANGLE Linear Regression Angle LINEARREG_INTERCEPT Linear Regression Intercept LINEARREG_SLOPE Linear Regression Slope STDDEV Standard Deviation TSF Time Series Forecast VAR Variance ```