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Installation

Requirements

  • Python 3.12+
  • 4GB RAM minimum (16GB recommended for larger backtests)

Install

pip install signalflow-trading

Extras

Install extras with pip install "signalflow-trading[<extra>]".

Extra Installs For
ta signalflow-ta 248 technical-indicator features + 21 detectors
labs signalflow-labs[rl] neural encoders, RL strategy, torch backends
live mlflow, huggingface_hub model artifact tracking / deploy
llm httpx, pydantic LLM-assisted strategy (any OpenAI-compatible server)
all ta + labs + live + llm everything
dev pytest, ruff, mypy development
test pytest test run only
docs mkdocs, mkdocs-material, mkdocstrings building this site 
pip install "signalflow-trading[ta]"          # core + technical-analysis plugin
pip install "signalflow-trading[all]"         # everything

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate      # Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
pip install "signalflow-trading[ta]"

Verify installation

import signalflow as sf

print(sf.__version__)
print(sf.registry.snapshot())   # {type: [names]} across every installed package

Platform notes

Works out of the box.

Supports both Intel and Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4).

Works in Command Prompt or PowerShell. Set PYTHONUTF8=1 if Polars table output errors on a non-UTF-8 code page.

Next steps

  • Quick Start

    Build and round-trip your first Flow.

  • Concepts

    The tier stack and the invariants.

  • Ecosystem

    signalflow-ta and signalflow-labs.