Bloomberg Server API and Ruby/Python

Question

Im looking to write a new application in ruby/python which uses a feed from bloomberg and am stuck trying to find any documentation for using (or even setting up) Bloomberg

Answer 1

Did you check out some questions at SO on this. It might help you

• Bloomberg API request timing out
• Asynchronous data through Bloomberg's new data API (COM v3) with Python?

Resolver is an spreadsheet implementation in IronPython and has a very good integration for Bloomberg API

• http://www.resolversystems.com/documentation/apidocs/MarketData_Bloomberg.html

Answer 2

Here is a simple Client access API which I wrote with the help of the mentioned links as well as some others. Not everything is implemented but it is a good start.

https://github.com/bpsmith/pybbg

Answer 3

The Bloomberg Open API (BLPAPI) v3.5 release now includes a native Python SDK.

http://www.openbloomberg.com/2012/11/21/open-api-blpapi-v3-5-x-released/