Eikon-Python

Python: Thomson Reuters Eikon API

Overview:

The Thomson Reuters Eikon API provides simple access to users who require programmatic access to Thomson Reuters data on the desktop. Check out https://developers.thomsonreuters.com/ for more information.

Steps:

1) Download the Eikon package for Python with pip*:

pip install eikon

*If you cannot use pip, you can install the package with wheel (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/eikon)

2) Get your AppID" from the "Application ID Generator" in Eikon (you can find it through the search bar)

3) Import the Eikon Python and set your AppID (while the Eikon is running):

import eikon
eikon.set_app_id('xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx')

4) Now you can use the following commands:

eikon.get_symbology()
eikon.get_news_headlines()
eikon.get_news_story()
eikon.get_timeseries()
eikon.get_data()

Licence:

The Thomson Reuters Eikon end user license agreement prohibits any type of data redistribution. If you require redistribution of data, then you should consider one of the Thomson Reuters Enterprise products. Application developers using Eikon APIs do not need to worry about data entitlements as these are enforced by Eikon and shared with the APIs.

Requirements:

• Python 2.7+ or 3.4+
• Eikon Scripting Proxy
• EikonID

Release Notes:

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