python-blpapi on AUR (Arch User Repository)

Last updated: February 01,2025

1. Install "python-blpapi" effortlessly via AUR with the help of a helper(YAY)

a. Install YAY (https://github.com/Jguer/yay)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed git base-devel && git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git && cd yay && makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Install python-blpapi on Arch using YAY


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                yay -S
            
                        
                python-blpapi
            
                    
    
    Copied

* (Optional) Uninstall python-blpapi on Arch using YAY


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                yay -Rns
            
                        
                python-blpapi
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Manually Install "python-blpapi" via AUR

a. Ensure you have the base development tools and git installed with:


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo pacman -S --needed
            
                        
                base-devel git
            
                    
    
    Copied

b. Clone python-blpapi's git locally


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/python-blpapi.git 
            
                        
                ~/python-blpapi
            
                    
    
    Copied

c. Go to ~/python-blpapi folder and install it


   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                cd
            
                        
                ~/python-blpapi
            
                    
    
    Copied

    

   
    
        
            $
        

        
            
                makepkg -si
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the python-blpapi package on Arch User Repository (AUR)

ID: 1333574
Name: python-blpapi
PackageBaseID: 109509
PackageBase: python-blpapi
Version: 3.23.0-1
Description: Python binding to the Bloomberg SDK (BLPAPI)
URL: http://www.bloomberglabs.com/
NumVotes: 3
Popularity: 0
OutOfDate:
Maintainer: thrasibule
Submitter: ishanarora
FirstSubmitted: 1459350182
LastModified: 1697223281
URLPath: /cgit/aur.git/snapshot/python-blpapi.tar.gz