add basics

test.py

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+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function, unicode_literals)
+from datetime import datetime
+
+import backtrader as bt
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	cerebro = bt.Cerebro()
+
+	data = bt.feeds.YahooFinanceData(dataname='MSFT', fromdate=datetime(2011, 1, 1), todate=datetime(2012, 12, 31))
+
+	cerebro.adddata(data)
+	cerebro.broker.setcash(1000)
+
+	print('Starting Portfolio Value: %.2f' % cerebro.broker.getvalue())
+
+	cerebro.run()
+
+	print('Final Portfolio Value: %.2f' % cerebro.broker.getvalue())