Mariner Backtesting - service.symbol_list.get_handle()

Return a Handle object for a guid string. The Handle object type is derived from str, itself.

Interface:

 get_handle(guid)

Sample - Calling Method

 service.symbol_list.get_handle('448CBB9E-CFDE-4A55-BB7B-7521080E5A0B')

Parameters:

Name	Type	Default	Information
guid	string	required	Lists

Returns

Type	Notes
object	Object to reference in in_list()

Remarks:

Goes with in_list()
Per class, you only need to get handle once.
Lists

Working Example:

Get handle for list "Earnings Today After"

 from cloudquant.interfaces import Strategy

class GetHandleExample(Strategy):
    @classmethod
    def is_symbol_qualified(cls, symbol, md, service, account):
        return symbol == "AAPL"
    def on_start(self, md, order, service, account):
        vol_over_one_million_list = service.symbol_list.get_handle('c5673334-de39-4ad2-b517-82b591cdb928')
        print service.symbol_list.in_list(vol_over_one_million_list, 'AAPL')
        service.terminate()

Console

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