F::Q not working... any ideas for workaround ?

Michael Fross michael at fross.org
Sun Nov 5 07:42:56 EST 2017


There is a Google finance module for Python, but I've not looked into it
and have no idea how to integrate it with GC.

Michael

On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 11:31 PM D via gnucash-user <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
wrote:

> Brad, GB,
>
> This is an approach that would be difficult to do on a Mac, since users
> have to specially compile Gnucash to include python bindings. I don't know
> about for Windows, but it may be an issue there, too.
>
> Long term, that may be a viable approach, but if you're going to go that
> route, using and modifying the established tool (Finance::Quote) might be
> more helpful to the communities that use that tool.
>
> Looking at the (extremely dated, and therefore perhaps incomplete or
> incorrect) wiki page for python in Gnucash, I see
> https://github.com/hjacobs/gnucash-stock-portfolio mentioned, which might
> be a starting point for you if you're set on using python.
>
> David
>
> On November 5, 2017, at 8:14 AM, brad <bradhaack at fastmail.us> wrote:
>
> It might be possible to use this
>
> https://www.vertex42.com/ExcelTemplates/excel-stock-quotes.html
>
> and then use the python backdoor to import the prices.
>
> There might be something useful here:
>
>
> https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Importing_fund_or_stock_prices_from_an_OFX_file
>
> I'm going to wait a few days to see if someone smarter gets this sorted
> out :)
>
>
> On 11/04/2017 09:18 AM, GB wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > As other people have noticed, the Finance::Quote function is no longer
> > working for folks (or rather it is something related to Yahoo!Finance API
> > modifications causing issues )
> >
> > Is there a workaround for this?  I simply am not able to manually update
> > each security in the Price Editor separately to get a full picture of my
> > finances.  Is there another way to workaround this until F::Q function
> come
> > back?
> >
> > Like, for instance, is there a way I can use Excel or Google
> spreadsheets to
> > pull the quotes needed ( perhaps not from Yahoo ) and then import that
> that
> > as a CSV into GC, or perhaps convert that to a db script to update my
> > gnucash db?
> >
> > Sorry in advance, i know this is obtuse question.  I am not familiar with
> > gc's SW design... I am just an un-informed user who is heavily reliant on
> > gnucash !
> >
> > GB
> >
> >
> >
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