README.md

Python's pluggable Backtester

Schedule your functions today, run them tomorrow... or backtest them yesterday.

Anterior is an open-source Python backtester that lets you schedule and backtest functions. It is lightweight, easy to use, and works with your DataFrames and Series data. Check out the Documentation for more information.

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Quickstart

1. Install

Installation is simple:

pip install anterior

Alternatively, to install the latest features, clone this GitHub repository and run the following command inside the downloaded directory:

pip install .

2. Start backtesting!

You're now ready to run backtests with Anterior. The following example shows how to dynamically create a Fibonacci sequence by computing the next number every hour.

from anterior import BackTester

fibonacci = [0, 1]

def hourly_fibonacci():
    fibonacci.append(sum(fibonacci[-2:]))

bt = BackTester()
bt.every(hours=1).do(hourly_fibonacci)
bt.run(start="2021-01-01", end="2022-01-02")