/pyrfa

Open sourced Python API for Refinitiv (Thomson Reuters) Enterprise Platform.

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PyRFA

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PyRFA is a Python API for accessing Thomson Reuters market data feeds known as Elektron, Thomson Reuter Enterprise Platform for Real-time (TREP-RT) or legacy RMDS. It supports subscription and publication of market data using OMM data message model.

application

Features

  • Subscription for MARKET_PRICE (level 1)
  • Subscription for MARKET_BY_ORDER (order book)
  • Subscription for MARKET_BY_PRICE (market depth)
  • Snapshot/streaming request
  • Multiple service subscription
  • Pause and resume subscription
  • OMM Posting
  • View
  • Dictionary download or use local files
  • Directory request
  • Symbol list request
  • Time-series request and decoder for IDN TS1
  • Custom domain MMT_HISTORY which can be used for intraday timeseries publishing
  • Non-interactive provider (full-cached) for MARKET_PRICE, MARKET_BY_ORDER, MARKET_BY_PRICE, SYMBOLLIST, HISTORY domains
  • Interactive provider for MARKET_PRICE domain
  • Debug mode
  • Logging
  • Low-latency mode
  • Subscription outbound NIC binding

Installation

PyRFA supports both Windows and Linux platforms. Simply install from PyPI using pip:

> pip install pyrfa

Windows users might need to install Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package (x64) or (x86).

Platform Availability

Windows

Version Release Date 64bit-Windows, Python 3.7 64bit-Windows, Python 3.6 64bit-Windows, Python 3.5 64bit-Windows, Python 3.4 64bit-Windows, Python 2.7 64bit-Windows, Python 2.6 32bit-Windows, Python 2.7 32bit-Windows, Python 2.6
8.5.3 19 Nov 18 ⚬ ⚬ ⚬ ⚬ ⚬ ⚬
7.7.0 17 Mar 17 ⚬ ⚬

Linux

Version Release Date 64bit-Linux, Python 3.7 64bit-Linux, Python 3.6 64bit-Linux, Python 3.5 64bit-Linux, Python 3.4 64bit-Linux/RHEL7, Python 2.7 64bit-Linux/RHEL6, Python 2.6
8.5.3 19 Nov 18 ⚬ ⚬ ⚬ ⚬ ⚬ ⚬

Example

import pyrfa
p = pyrfa.Pyrfa()
p.createConfigDb("./pyrfa.cfg")
p.acquireSession("Session1")
p.createOMMConsumer()
p.login()
p.directoryRequest()
p.dictionaryRequest()
p.marketPriceRequest("JPY=,EUR=")
end = False
while not end:
    try:
        for data in p.dispatchEventQueue(10):
            print(data)
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        end = True

Output:

...
{'MTYPE': 'UPDATE', 'RIC': 'JPY=', 'SERVICE': 'IDN_RDF_SDS', 'IRGPRC': 0.24}
{'MTYPE': 'UPDATE', 'ASIA_NETCH': 0.7, 'SERVICE': 'IDN_RDF_SDS', 'RIC': 'JPY='}
{'MTYPE': 'UPDATE', 'BID_NET_CH': 0.26, 'RIC': 'JPY=', 'SERVICE': 'IDN_RDF_SDS'}
...

Support

Available support including API documentation, Replay Service guide, changelog, issue tracker: