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Lightweight Python library for assembling financial data
What it is
A lightweight Python library for assembling and analysing financial data. It offers a simple interface for gathering and handling the data needed to start quantitative work. Developers and individual investors who want a small toolkit for basic analysis are the intended users. Its scope is modest, so larger research projects will likely combine it with more complete data and analytics packages.
At a glance
Research onlyOur rating, based on popularity, maintenance and how ready it is for real use.
| Best for | Developers |
|---|---|
| Used for | Data analysis, Data source |
| Markets | US equities, Multi-market |
| Stack | Python |
| Learning curve | Easy to start |
| Practical value | Medium practical value |
| Cost | Free and open source |
| Hardware | No GPU needed |
| Maintenance | No commits in over six months |
GitHub stars, last 30 days
Daily snapshots since 2026-09-28 (up to 30 days): +8 over the period, now 485. Gaps mean no snapshot was taken that day.
Lightweight Python library for assembling and analyzing financial data.
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