Installing TA-Lib on python x64

Question

I'm trying to install TA-Lib on Python, i'm using a x64 version so i can't install Ta-Lib using pip. I'm following these steps to run it but i have not clear the step 4: "Build the library nmake". I have opened the prompt but i don't really know how to build nmake, can anyone help me?

Rubirubia

I faced the same problem and posted an answer on this SO question. – Hardiness

Answer 1

in your env, run command: python --version, so you will know you python version. then download the appropriate wheel. if it is python 3.6, then download TA_Lib-0.4.15-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl

Flatto

Answer 2

nmake is the make version of the Microsoft Compiler Collection. You probably don't have Visual Studio installed.

See here:

• https://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/

You have several precompiled packages, including ta-lib

Octavo

I installed visual studio, i was running the VS prompt. After downloading the precompiled package, should i put it on my python 3.6 folder and run pip3 install ta-lib? – Rubirubia

Visual Studio was therefore not on your path. You can put the package anywhere. pip install packagename will take care of installing it to the right folder – Octavo

So, i downloaded the file and tried pip install TA_Lib-0.4.15-cp37-cp37m-win_amd64.whl, it didn't work, the error i get is Requirement 'TA_Lib-0.4.15-cp37-cp37m-win_amd64.whl' looks like a filename, but the file does not exist TA_Lib-0.4.15-cp37-cp37m-win_amd64.whl is not a supported wheel on this platform. – Rubirubia

If you are on Python 3.6 and download the wheel for Python 3.7, the installation is likely to fail – Octavo

I did not see that, sorry, i'm so stupid lol. Anyway, i used the same command with the right version and it didn't work either – Rubirubia

@Octavo I am currently using python 3.7, and i have tried installing pip install TA_Lib-0.4.15-cp37-cp37m-win_amd64.whl still i am getting ERROR: TA_Lib-0.4.17-cp37-cp37m-win_amd64.whl is not a supported wheel on this platform.. – Angloirish