FAQs on Pykiteconnect(Specific to python client)

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Installation ¶

• Installation issue on Windows O.S because of Twisted module : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/4384/client-installation-issue
  
• ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'kiteconnect' error on Windows O.S post installation while running program from CMD: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/comment/25734
  
• [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate
  verify failed issue on Windows O.S: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/5458/installation-problem-on-server
  
• cffi package installation failure while building wheel: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/6574/unable-to-install
  
• PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied error while installing in Anaconda directory: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/5994/python-api-installation-issue
  
• Random failure in python 3.7 while installing : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/5204/kite-connect-is-not-working-on-python-3-7
  

Login Flow ¶

• Access_token validity and simultaneous multi-session: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/7759/access-token-validity
  
• 404 Not found post successful authentication : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/8020/loing-404
  
• Invalid `api_key` or `access_token` while creating access_token: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/5414/exception-while-placing-the-order-inputexception-invalid-api-key-or-access-token
  
• {"status":"error","message":"Route not found"} while generating access_token : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/5634/unable-to-get-access-token-kite-trade-status-error-message-route-not-found
  

Orders ¶

• kiteconnect.exceptions.InputException: Invalid `api_key` or `access_token` while placing order:https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/7589/invalid-api-key-or-access-token
  
• Order Failed in API but actually Trigered : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/6865/why-order-failed-in-api-but-actually-trigered
  
• ReadTimeoutError while placing order : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/5510/readtimeouterror-just-after-the-market-start
  
• Multiple orders are getting created while placing one order : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/5924/multiple-orders-are-getting-created-when-i-placed-only-one-order-using-kite-api
  
• Not able to cancel order using python client : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/5043/cannot-cancel-order-using-python-client
  
• unable to place order : Check all order param, make sure not missing any field. https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/4992/unable-to-place-order
  
• Modify error for SL-M order of an open CO : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/4501/modify-sl-m-order-of-an-open-co
  
• BO order is executing as normal order : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/4360/bo-order-is-executing-as-normal-order
  

Orders Postback ¶

• All common queries related to postback not working : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/6863/kiteconnect-postback-queries
  
• Python postback example: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/2172/kiteconnect-postback-example
  
• Maximum allowed Tag length: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/comment/24487/#Comment_24487
  

Market Quotes and Instrument ¶

• Get specific exchange(NFO, CDS,etc) instrument dump : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/5658/instrument-csv-dump
  
• Understand contract naming for weekly nifty option : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/6649/finding-trading-symbol-or-instrument-token-of-weekly-nifty-option
  
• Sample code to filter current trading all option contract(eg, Nifty,Banknifty,etc) : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/comment/20041/#Comment_20041
  
• Invalid token for requested instrument : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/7947/invalid-token
  
• Limitation on fetching maximum Quote/LTP call for instruments in a single request: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/6649/finding-trading-symbol-or-instrument-token-of-weekly-nifty-option
  

Websocket Streaming ¶

• Sample code to pass tick data to new thread without blocking streaming : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/comment/25535/#Comment_25535
  
• Performing any computation inside on_ticks method in Websocket- kiteconnect.ticker:Connection error: 1006 - connection was closed uncleanly (None) : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/7399/kiteconnect-ticker-connection-error-1006-connection-was-closed-uncleanly-none
  
• WebSocket connection upgrade failed (403) : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/7815/connection-closed-1006-connection-was-closed-uncleanly-websocket-connection-upgrade-failed-403-for
  
• KiteTicker Getting error.ReactorNotRestartable() for anaconda setup - https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/comment/25800/#Comment_25800
  
• 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'append' while running python Websocket client : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/7832/nonetype-object-has-no-attribute-append
  
• Subscribe/Un-subscribe instrument tokens in Websocket real time-https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/4875/web-socket-dynamic-subscription
  
• Websocket connection loss effect on "on_order_update(ws, data) and other websocket methods: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/comment/26587/#Comment_26587
  
• on_order_update() Not working : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/5980/on-order-update-not-working
  
• DateTime stamp exception while running websocket : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/6861/full-mode-streaming-datetime-stamp-exception
  
• Basic flow for building option chain using Websocket data : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/6650/live-option-chain
  

Historical data ¶

• Forming any interval candle at your end explanation with an example : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/7585/getting-weekly-and-monthly-data-ohlc-candles-by-using-historical-data-api
  
• 504 Gateway Time-out for python client while fetching historical data : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/7756/python-client-is-failing-to-get-continuous-historical-data-for-instrument
  
• Limitation on fetching each interval candle data and how to fetch data in case of exceeding them: https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/8001/banknifty-historic-data-for-last-5yrs-issues
  
• Intraday candle data not matching with full-day fetch data for same interval or w.r.t kite web chart : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/7798/historical-data-candles-inaccurate-for-small-periods
  
• Example to add extra day in to date param, incase holiday falls in between given to and from date interval : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/comment/26516/#Comment_26516
  
• Continuous Historical data returning Null : https://kite.trade/forum/discussion/7864/returning-null-value-for-historical-data-for-nfo-with-continuous-mode