{"id":21566,"library":"metatrader5","title":"MetaTrader5","description":"Python interface for connecting to and trading with MetaTrader 5 (MT5) terminal. Current version 5.0.5735; actively maintained with frequent updates mirroring MT5 build changes.","status":"active","version":"5.0.5735","language":"python","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/rosasurfer/mt5","tags":["trading","forex","metatrader5","api","finance"],"install":[{"cmd":"pip install metatrader5","lang":"bash","label":"Install from PyPI"}],"dependencies":[{"reason":"Returned data frames often used; optional but recommended.","package":"pandas","optional":true}],"imports":[{"note":"Avoid wildcard import; use mt5 alias convention.","wrong":"from metatrader5 import *","symbol":"MetaTrader5","correct":"import MetaTrader5 as mt5"}],"quickstart":{"code":"import MetaTrader5 as mt5\nif not mt5.initialize():\n    print(\"initialize() failed\")\n    mt5.shutdown()\nelse:\n    print(\"MetaTrader5 version:\", mt5.__version__)\n    mt5.shutdown()","lang":"python","description":"Initialize connection to MT5 terminal (must be running on local machine)."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Ensure your code handles numpy arrays, or convert: list(mt5.copy_rates_from_pos(...))","message":"In version 5.0.5735, the return type of mt5.copy_rates_from_pos changed from tuple to numpy array. Code expecting list or tuple may break.","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":">=5.0.5735"},{"fix":"Always check the return value and print error with mt5.last_error() if available.","message":"mt5.initialize() requires the MT5 terminal to be already running and logged in. Fails silently if terminal is not open.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"all"},{"fix":"Use mt5.copy_rates_from_pos or mt5.copy_rates_from_range with lowercase.","message":"The function mt5.CopyRates (capital C) was deprecated in favor of mt5.copy_rates_from_pos and mt5.copy_rates_from_range.","severity":"deprecated","affected_versions":">=5.0.5000"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-26T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Install with: pip install metatrader5. Ensure you are using a 32-bit Python interpreter on Windows (check with python -c 'import struct; print(struct.calcsize(\"P\") * 8)')","cause":"Package not installed or installed with wrong Python version (MT5 requires 32-bit Python on Windows).","error":"ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'metatrader5'"},{"fix":"Launch MetaTrader 5 terminal, log in to your broker, and ensure the terminal is not minimized (keep it open). Check path with mt5.initialize(path='C:/Program Files/MetaTrader 5/terminal64.exe')","cause":"MT5 terminal not running, not logged in, or wrong terminal build.","error":"mt5.initialize() returns False"},{"fix":"Use lowercase methods: mt5.copy_rates_from_pos, mt5.copy_rates_from_range. Update with: pip install --upgrade metatrader5","cause":"Using old method name with capital letters (e.g., CopyRates) or outdated version.","error":"AttributeError: module 'MetaTrader5' has no attribute 'copy_rates_from'"}],"ecosystem":"pypi","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"install_tag":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null}